BARN Act
Latest action · Dec 2, 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.
- IntroducedNov 16, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Better Agriculture Resources Now Act or the BARN Act - Revises the H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program, including provisions regarding: (1) agricultural labor and services, (2) application requirements, (3) wages, (4) period of authorized nonimmigrant status, (5) housing, (6) legal assistance, and (7) violations.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2011 to May 29, 2012, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Original | Nov 16, 2011 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Feb 6, 2012 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Apr 18, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Ann Marie Buerkle | May 15, 2012 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | May 29, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
- Nov 16, 2011Introduced in House
- Nov 16, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Labor
- Foreign labor
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Lawyers and legal services
- Livestock
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Temporary and part-time employment
- Visas and passports
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2011Introduced in House
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