US HB1740 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes.
Title
Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA] | Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL] | Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL] | Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] |
| Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA] | Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX] | Rep. James Hagedorn [R-MN] | Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA] |
| Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL] | Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2019-03-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, 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. |
| 2019-03-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, 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. |
| 2019-03-13 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, 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. |
| 2019-03-13 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Employee hiring
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Small business
Visas and passports
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Small business
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1740/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1740/BILLS-116hr1740ih.pdf |
