AgJOBS Act of 2009
Latest action · May 14, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5506-5517)
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.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2009 or the AgJOBS Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) 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, 2008; (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.
Limits the number of blue cards that may be issued during the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2009 to Mar 11, 2010, with 16 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-DE | Edward E. Kaufman | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | May 14, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2009Introduced in Senate
- May 14, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5506-5517)
- May 14, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5504-5506, S5517-5520)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2414 | AgJOBS Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jun 12, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Foreign labor
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Travel and tourism
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 2009Introduced in Senate
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