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Official Titles

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Official Title as Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
10/30/2019Introduced in House

All Actions (6)

Date All Actions
11/15/2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
10/30/2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
10/30/2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
10/30/2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
10/30/2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
10/30/2019Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (46)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]* 10/30/2019
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]* 10/30/2019
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]* 10/30/2019
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] 11/08/2019
Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] 11/08/2019

Committees (4)

Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.

Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Judiciary10/30/2019 Referred to
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship11/15/2019 Referred to
House Ways and Means10/30/2019 Referred to
House Education and Labor10/30/2019 Referred to
House Financial Services10/30/2019 Referred to

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Latest Summary (1)

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Introduced in House (10/30/2019)

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019

This bill contains provisions related to alien farmworkers, including provisions establishing a certified agricultural worker (CAW) status and changing the H-2A temporary worker program.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may grant CAW status to an applying alien who (1) performed at least 1,035 hours of agricultural labor during the two-year period prior to October 30, 2019, (2) was inadmissible or deportable on that date, and (3) has been continuously present in the United States from that date until receiving CAW status. The bill imposes additional crime-related inadmissibility grounds on CAW applicants and makes some other grounds inapplicable.

CAW status shall be valid for 5.5 years and may be extended. DHS may grant dependent status to the spouse or children of a principal alien.

An alien with a pending application may not be detained or removed by DHS and shall be authorized for employment until DHS makes a final decision on the application.

A CAW alien (and dependents) may apply for lawful permanent resident status after meeting various requirements, including performing a certain amount of agricultural labor for a number of years.

DHS shall create an electronic platform for (1) filing H-2A petitions, (2) facilitating the processing of H-2A cases, and (3) providing agencies a single tool for obtaining H-2A-related case information.

The bill makes various changes to the H-2A program, such as (1) modifying the method for calculating and making adjustments to the H-2A worker minimum wage, (2) specifying how an employer may satisfy requirements that it attempted to recruit U.S. workers, (3) requiring H-2A employers to guarantee certain minimum work hours, and (4) making the program available for year-round agricultural work and reserving a visa allocation for the dairy industry.

DHS shall establish a pilot program allowing certain H-2A workers to apply for portable status, which gives the worker 60 days after leaving a position to secure new employment with a registered H-2A employer.

DHS shall establish an electronic system patterned on the E-Verify Program for employers to verify an individual's identity and employment authorization. Employers hiring individuals for agricultural employment must use the system.

This bill permanently establishes the Housing Preservation and Revitalization Program, which provides financing assistance for rural rental housing and off-farm labor housing and rental assistance for qualified tenants of such housing. It also authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide various assistance, including funding for insuring loans and grants for new farmworker housing.