Family Farm Relief Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 5/2/2017
Actions
- 2017-05-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- 2017-01-31Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- 2017-01-04Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-01-04Introduced in House
- 2017-01-04Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-04 (00)
Family Farm Relief Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process for receiving H-2A nonimmigrant visas (temporary agricultural workers) which shall ensure that that petitioners may file such petitions over the Internet or in paper form. (Administration of the H-2A program is transferred from the Department of Labor to USDA.)
The bill: (1) includes year-round livestock workers, including dairy workers, in the H-2A category with a maximum three-year period of admissions, which may be renewed three months after the end of each such period; and (2) revises H-2A certification provisions.
Cosponsors (8)
- Chris Collins (R-NY)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- John Faso (R-NY)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Daniel Donovan (R-NY)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Tom Reed (R-NY)
- Mike Coffman (R-CO)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Employee hiring
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign labor
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Immigration status and procedures
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Livestock
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Temporary and part-time employment
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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