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S.1578: Paperwork Reduction for Farmers Act
About This Bill
- Introduced July 19, 2017
- Latest Major Action July 19, 2017
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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- Introduced in Senate - July 19, 2017
Bill Summary
Paperwork Reduction for Farmers Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a process for filing petitions for nonimmigrant temporary agricultural workers (H-2A visa) that ensures that: (1) petitions may be filed through Labor's website or in a paper format, and (2) any technical deficiency in the petition will be indicated to the petitioner before submission. An employer that has received a request for evidence from U.S....
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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July 19, 2017 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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July 19, 2017 |
Introduced in the Senate by Rand Paul (R-Ky.) |