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H.R.641: Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 17, 2019
- Latest Major Action March 4, 2019
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
85 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Jan. 17, 2019
Bill Summary
Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 This bill establishes a program for alien agricultural workers to obtain temporary resident status ("blue card status") and procedures to obtain permanent resident status. An alien shall qualify for the status if he or she performed the required amount of qualified agricultural work. The Department of Homeland Security may grant blue card status to qualified individuals who pass security checks and are...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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March 4, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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Jan. 17, 2019 |
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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Jan. 17, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) |