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H.R. 1444: H-2A Improvement Act

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H.R. 1444: H-2A Improvement Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-09 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

H-2A Improvement Act

Plain 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. Provides for a three-year initial period of admission with an additional three-year extension.

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Official text

H-2A Improvement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21] · 2 cosponsors

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Peter Welch (D-VT)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1444 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113