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Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act

USA116th CongressHR-3319| House 
| Updated: 7/30/2019
Trent Kelly

Trent Kelly

Republican Representative

Mississippi

Cosponsors (7)
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act This bill expands the H-2A (temporary agricultural worker) visa program to cover additional types of labor, makes various changes to the program, and provides a safe harbor for errors in nonimmigrant worker visa applications in certain instances. The bill makes H-2A visas available to an alien providing temporary labor that falls within the federal government classification categories for (1) grounds maintenance workers; (2) farming, fishing, and forestry occupations; or (3) forest, conservation, and logging workers. The bill authorizes joint employers to file a joint petition for an H-2A alien. The bill allows (1) employers seeking to rehire an H-2A worker to submit a simplified petition, and (2) employers seeking to hire H-2A workers for different time periods during a fiscal year to submit a single petition for such workers. The Department of Labor shall establish an electronic filing and appeals system for H-2A petitions. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) shall communicate electronically with an H-2A employer when USCIS requests evidence from the employer, if the employer asks to do so. An employer who uses a third-party service to apply for a nonimmigrant worker visa shall not be civilly or criminally liable for errors in the application if the employer reasonably believed that the application was accurate and complied with statutory requirements.
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Timeline
Jun 18, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-1887
Introduced in Senate
Jun 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • June 18, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-1887
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 18, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • June 18, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • July 30, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 116-1887: Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act
Administrative remediesAquacultureDepartment of LaborForeign laborForests, forestry, treesFruit and vegetablesHorticulture and plantsImmigration status and proceduresLivestockMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborSeafoodVisas and passports

Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act

USA116th CongressHR-3319| House 
| Updated: 7/30/2019
Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act This bill expands the H-2A (temporary agricultural worker) visa program to cover additional types of labor, makes various changes to the program, and provides a safe harbor for errors in nonimmigrant worker visa applications in certain instances. The bill makes H-2A visas available to an alien providing temporary labor that falls within the federal government classification categories for (1) grounds maintenance workers; (2) farming, fishing, and forestry occupations; or (3) forest, conservation, and logging workers. The bill authorizes joint employers to file a joint petition for an H-2A alien. The bill allows (1) employers seeking to rehire an H-2A worker to submit a simplified petition, and (2) employers seeking to hire H-2A workers for different time periods during a fiscal year to submit a single petition for such workers. The Department of Labor shall establish an electronic filing and appeals system for H-2A petitions. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) shall communicate electronically with an H-2A employer when USCIS requests evidence from the employer, if the employer asks to do so. An employer who uses a third-party service to apply for a nonimmigrant worker visa shall not be civilly or criminally liable for errors in the application if the employer reasonably believed that the application was accurate and complied with statutory requirements.
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Timeline
Jun 18, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-1887
Introduced in Senate
Jun 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • June 18, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-1887
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 18, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • June 18, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • July 30, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Trent Kelly

Trent Kelly

Republican Representative

Mississippi

Cosponsors (7)
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Andy Barr (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • S 116-1887: Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesAquacultureDepartment of LaborForeign laborForests, forestry, treesFruit and vegetablesHorticulture and plantsImmigration status and proceduresLivestockMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborSeafoodVisas and passports