HR 2457 · 107th Congress · Immigration

Wage Equity Act of 2001

Introduced 2001-07-11· Sponsored by Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.(2001-08-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Wage Equity Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among the conditions of approval of an H-2A (visa) temporary agricultural worker petition the requirement that an employer may not be required to pay workers more than the greater of: (1) the prevailing wage for seasonal agricultural workers in the occupation in the area of intended employment; or (2) the greater of Federal or State minimum wage.…

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Cosponsors (20)

2 Democrats17 Republicans1 Independent
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]KY
Rep. Radanovich, George [R-CA-19]CA
Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2]KY
Rep. Hutchinson, Asa [R-AR-3]AR
Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [I-VA-5]VA
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-20]IL
Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3]MS
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3]NJ
Rep. Jenkins, William L. [R-TN-1]TN
Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8]WI
Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4]MS
Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8]FL
Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12]FL
Rep. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC-3]SC
Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-22]NY
Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-48]CA
Rep. Schrock, Edward L. [R-VA-2]VA
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-43]CA