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Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act

USA117th CongressS-4813| Senate 
| Updated: 9/8/2022
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Judiciary Committee

  • 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1887
Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act
Mar 4, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-206
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Sep 8, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Sep 8, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1887
    Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act


  • March 4, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-206
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.


  • September 8, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 8, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-206: Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act

Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act

USA117th CongressS-4813| Senate 
| Updated: 9/8/2022
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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1887
Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act
Mar 4, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-206
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Sep 8, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Sep 8, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1887
    Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act


  • March 4, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-206
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.


  • September 8, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 8, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-206: Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted