HR 6417 · 115th Congress · Immigration

AG and Legal Workforce Act

Introduced 2018-07-18· Sponsored by Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]· 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 Border Security.(2018-09-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] AG and Legal Workforce Act This bill establishes a new H-2C nonimmigrant visa for aliens coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services. In addition, the bill (1) directs the Department of Homeland Security to create an electronic employment-eligibility confirmation system modeled after the E-Verify system, and (2) mandates the use of such a system by employers.…

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Cosponsors (20)

2 Democrats18 Republicans
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]TX
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]TX
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]WA
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]TX
Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]NC
Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]NC
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]AL
Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]KY
Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]CO
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]CA
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]OH
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]OK
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]NY
Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]KY
Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large]ND
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]AR
Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]TN