HJRES 104 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States.

Introduced Feb 17, 2012 Originated House Sponsor Rodney Alexander R-LA

Latest action · Feb 28, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

Progress

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IntroducedFeb 17, 2012
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Disapproves the Department of Labor rule relating to temporary non-agricultural employment of H-2B aliens in the United States (published in the Federal Register on February 21, 2012) and states that such rule shall have no force or effect.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2012 to May 30, 2012; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MD	Andy Harris	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-LA	Bill Cassidy	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-NH	Charles F. Bass	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-MI	Dan Benishek	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-MS	Gregg Harper	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-LA	Jeffrey M. Landry	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-TX	John R. Carter	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-LA	Steve Scalise	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-SC	Tim Scott	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-IN	Todd Rokita	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-NC	Virginia Foxx	Original	Feb 17, 2012
R-OK	James Lankford		Feb 28, 2012
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo		Feb 28, 2012
R-NC	Sue Wilkins Myrick		Feb 28, 2012
R-KS	Kevin Yoder		Feb 29, 2012
R-TX	Bill Flores		Mar 6, 2012
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer		Mar 6, 2012
R-IN	Mike Pence		Mar 6, 2012
R-NH	Frank C. Guinta		Mar 20, 2012
R-AR	Tim Griffin		Mar 27, 2012
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		Apr 18, 2012
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Apr 24, 2012
R-TX	Francisco "Quico" Canseco		Apr 25, 2012
R-GA	Jack Kingston		Apr 27, 2012
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		May 9, 2012
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson		May 10, 2012
R-NC	Howard Coble		May 18, 2012
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		May 18, 2012
D-NC	Larry Kissell		May 30, 2012
R-NC	Renee L. Ellmers		May 30, 2012

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 Feb 17, 2012
	Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee	Referred Feb 28, 2012

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 28, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Feb 17, 2012Introduced in House
Feb 17, 2012Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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
House	Lists H944H.J. Res. 104	—	Feb 17, 2012

Research

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Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, which says ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . .'' ____________________

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H944.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
SJRES 38	A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the certification of nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment.	Related bill	Mar 21, 2012

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 17, 2012Introduced in House

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