US HB5795 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - 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 February 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Moves administration of the H-2A (temporary agricultural workers) program from the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture and transfers various program-related responsibilities from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security.
Title
To transfer the administration of the H-2A program from the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2020-02-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2020-02-06 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Department of Agriculture
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5795/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5795/BILLS-116hr5795ih.pdf |
