Landscaping Workforce Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 5, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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 21, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Landscaping Workforce Act of 2021
This bill establishes that nonimmigrant H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural workers) issued for landscaping or grounds keeping workers shall not count against the annual cap on such visas. The bill also eliminates an existing statutory exemption to the H-2B annual cap for visas for fish roe processing workers.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2021 to Jun 24, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jan 25, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Jun 24, 2022 |
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 Jan 21, 2021 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Mar 5, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jan 21, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 21, 2021Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 12, January 21, 2021, page H224.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44306 | The H-2B Visa and the Statutory Cap | Report | May 14, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6870 | Landscaping Workforce Act of 2020 | Reintroduction of | May 14, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 to provide for the inclusion of certain workers in the exemption from numerical limitations on H-2B workers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Landscaping Workforce Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 21, 2021Introduced 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.
