US Congress House Bill 3162 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 29-0)
Status: Introduced on October 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-10-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from: (1) implementing, amending, or enforcing the rule "Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-agricultural Employment H-2B Program" or any substantially similar rule; and (2) finalizing, implementing, amending, or enforcing the proposed rule "Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States" or any substantially similar rule. Directs the Secretary, in computing the prevailing occupational wage level for employees of institutions of higher education or nonprofit research organizations for certain alien worker labor certifications, to: (1) use Occupational Employment Statistics program data, and (2) comply with specified provisions regarding the number of wage levels required to make such computation.

To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]	Rep. Charles Bass [R-NH]	Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]
Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]
Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Jeffrey Landry [R-LA]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]
Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
2011-10-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3162/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3162/BILLS-112hr3162ih.pdf