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S.2167: American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2012
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about immigration
- Introduced March 7, 2012
- Latest Major Action March 7, 2012
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Labor, as a component of the H-2B (temporary nonagricultural workers) labor certification process, to take specified actions to recruit U.S. workers before petitioning to hire H-2B workers. Requires a prospective H-2B employer to submit a separate petition for each state in which the employer plans to employ H-2B non-immigrants for a period of at least seven days....
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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March 7, 2012 |
Introduced in the Senate by Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) |