Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Foreign labor

Bill Introduced: S.891 American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013

2013-05-07T20:00:00Z

A bill to increase the employment of Americans by requiring State workforce agencies to certify that employers are actively recruiting Americans and that Americans are not qualified or available to fill the positions that the employer wants to fill with H-2B nonimmigrants.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1773 Agricultural Guestworker Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1772 Legal Workforce Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1727 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1760 INVEST in America Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To establish an entrepreneur-based immigrant category for alien entrepreneurs who have completed or are in the process of completing a degree in Science, Engineering, Math or a technology-related field.

Bill Introduced: S.837 Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to expand and improve opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1674 Stop Handouts to Unauthorized Taxpayers Act of 2013

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the refundable portion of the child tax credit to individuals who are not authorized to be employed in the United States and to terminate the use of certifying acceptance agents to facilitate the application process for ITINs.

Bill Introduced: S.767 Social Security Totalization Agreement Reform Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for Congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1596 American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013

2013-04-16T20:00:00Z

To increase the employment of Americans by requiring State workforce agencies to certify that employers are actively recruiting Americans and that Americans are not qualified or available to fill the positions that the employer wants to fill with H-2B nonimmigrants.

Bill Introduced: S.744 JOLT Act of 2013

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1562 Family Farm Relief Act of 2013

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to simplify the petitioning procedure for H-2A workers, to expand the scope of the H-2A program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1525 Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013

2013-04-11T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1444 H-2A Improvement Act

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

To improve the H-2A agricultural worker program for use by dairy workers, sheepherders, and goat herders, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.645 Refugee Protection Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1365 Refugee Protection Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1279 United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Fairness Act of 2013

2013-03-19T20:00:00Z

To authorize the Secretary of State to issue up to 10,500 E-3 visas per year to nationals of the Republic of Korea (South).

Bill Introduced: H.R.1292 New Illegal Deduction Elimination Act

2013-03-19T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that wages paid to unauthorized aliens may not be deducted from gross income, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.616 Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.600 H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013

2013-03-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1227 Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy Act of 2013

2013-03-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence and to be exempted from the numerical limitations on H-1B nonimmigrants.