H.R. 3232 · 112th Congress
H-2A Improvement Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- William Owens
- Introduced
- 2011-10-14
- Latest action
- 2011-10-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Summary
H-2A Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) an alien coming temporarily to the United States to work as a sheepherder, goat herder, or dairy worker. Exempts an employer filing a petition to employ such a worker from the requirement to show that the position is of a seasonal or temporary nature.
Provides for a three-year initial period of admission with additional three-year extensions.