AgJOBS Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 2, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 10, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007 or the AgJOBS Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to confer "blue card status" upon an alien who: (1) has performed agricultural employment in the United States for at least 863 hours or 150 work days during the 24-month period ending on December 31, 2006; (2) applied for such status during the 18-month application period beginning on the first day of the seventh month that begins after the date of enactment of this Act; (3) is otherwise admissible to the United States; and (4) has not been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor, an element of which involves bodily injury, threat of serious bodily injury, or harm to property in excess of $500.
Directs the Secretary to adjust a blue card alien (and spouse and minor children) to permanent resident status if the alien has fulfilled specified periods of agricultural employment.
Amends the Social Security Act to exempt blue card aliens from prosecution for social security-related identity or payment false statements if such conduct occurred prior to the granting of blue card status.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise H-2A visa (agricultural labor or temporary or seasonal services) provisions. Replaces the existing labor certification requirement with a labor attestation requirement containing: (1) a description of the nature and location of the job; (2) the job's expected beginning and ending dates; (3) the number of jobs; and (4) specified labor assurances respecting job opportunities covered by collective bargaining agreements and non-covered job opportunities.
Cosponsors 58
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2007 to Jun 11, 2008; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-NY | Thomas M. Reynolds | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Original | Jan 10, 2007 |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jul 27, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Jul 27, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 22, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Dec 10, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jan 15, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 3, 2008 | |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | Jun 11, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 10, 2007 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Jan 10, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 10, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E669 | Howard L. Berman D-CA | Mar 28, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-90 | DO FEDERAL PROGRAMS ENSURE U.S. WORKERS ARE RECRUITED FIRST BEFORE EMPLOYEES HIRE FROM ABROAD?116 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | May 6, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-30 | HEARING TO REVIEW THE LABOR NEEDS OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE150 pages | Agriculture Committee | Oct 4, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-37 | COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM: PERSPECTIVES FROM FAITH-BASED AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES163 pages | Judiciary Committee | May 22, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-22 | FORECLOSURE, PREDATORY MORTGAGE AND PAYDAY LENDING IN AMERICA'S CITIES318 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Mar 21, 2007 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32044 | Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs Archived | Report | Mar 16, 2010 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 237 | AgJOBS Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Jan 10, 2007 |
| S 340 | AgJOBS Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Jan 18, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007
- AgJOBS Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Admission of nonimmigrants
- Agricultural labor
- Agriculture and Food
- Alien labor
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Collective bargaining
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of State
- Deportation
- Dismissal of employees
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fraud
- Government Operations and Politics
- Identification devices
- Immigration
- Judicial review
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Married people
- Mediation
- Prosecution
- Recruiting of employees
- Right to travel
- Seasonal labor
- Social security numbers
- Social Welfare
- Temporary employment
- User charges
- Visas
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
