Dairy and Sheep H–2A Visa Enhancement Act

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Bill Number

HR 1778

Introduced

Mar 14, 2019

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Cosponsors

Topics

Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Labor Foreign labor Immigration Immigration status and procedures Livestock Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Temporary and part-time employment Visas and passports

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Summary

Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act

This bill expands the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) to include dairy workers and sheepherders. The initial period of admission for such temporary workers shall be for three years, and may be extended for additional three-year periods. No period of absence from the United States shall be necessary for an extension.

Actions

May 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 14, 2019

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 14, 2019

Introduced in House

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