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

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Bill Summary

American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 - 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
April 30, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
April 17, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
April 17, 2013

Introduced in the House by Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

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