Family Farm Relief Act of 2013
Latest action · Apr 30, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process for receiving H-2A nonimmigrant visas (temporary agricultural workers) which shall ensure that that petitioners may file such petitions over the Internet or in paper form. (Transfers administration of the H-2A program from the Department of Labor to USDA.)
Includes year-round livestock workers, including dairy workers, in the H-2A category with a maximum 12-month period of admissions which may be renewed three months after the end of each such period.
Revises H-2A certification provisions.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 15, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Apr 15, 2013 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | Apr 15, 2013 |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | Original | Apr 15, 2013 |
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 Apr 15, 2013 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Apr 15, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 15, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2026.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to simplify the petitioning procedure for H-2A workers, to expand the scope of the H-2A program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Family Farm Relief Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Employee hiring
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign labor
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Livestock
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Temporary and part-time employment
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2013Introduced 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.
