BARN Act
Latest action · Feb 8, 2017 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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Better Agriculture Resources Now Act or the BARN Act
This bill revises the H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program, including with respect to: (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 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2017 to Jul 13, 2017, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Feb 16, 2017 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Feb 16, 2017 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Feb 16, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | May 25, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Jul 13, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2017Referred 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.
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in House
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