HR 3232 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

H-2A Improvement Act

Introduced Oct 14, 2011 Originated House Sponsor William L. Owens D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 24, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

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.

  1. IntroducedOct 14, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

H-2A Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) an alien coming temporarily to the United States to work as a sheepherder, goat herder, or dairy worker. Exempts an employer filing a petition to employ such a worker from the requirement to show that the position is of a seasonal or temporary nature.

Provides for a three-year initial period of admission with additional three-year extensions.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 14, 2011 to Jul 10, 2012, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYKathleen C. HochulOriginalOct 14, 2011
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalOct 14, 2011
R-NYRichard L. HannaOriginalOct 14, 2011
D-COJared PolisJul 10, 2012

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 24, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
  2. Oct 14, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Oct 14, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 852H-2A Improvement ActRelated billApr 14, 2011
S 1697DASH ActRelated billOct 12, 2011
HR 1720H-2A Improvement ActRelated billJun 1, 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 14, 2011Introduced in House

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