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H.R.2690: Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced May 25, 2017
- Latest Major Action July 11, 2017
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
72 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - May 25, 2017
Bill Summary
Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to confer blue card status upon an alien who: (1) has performed specified periods of U.S. agricultural employment or is a qualifying alien's spouse or child, (2) has been physically present in the United States for a qualifying period, (3) applied for such status during the application period, (4) is not ineligible under specified grounds for...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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July 11, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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June 8, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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May 25, 2017 |
Referred to House Ways and Means
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May 25, 2017 |
Referred to House Judiciary
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May 25, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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May 25, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) |