S. 891: American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013
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S. 891: American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-08 · Immigration · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013
Plain summary
American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor, as a component of the H-2B (temporary nonagricultural workers) labor certification process for employment in forestry, to take specified actions to recruit U.S. workers before petitioning to hire H-2B workers. Requires a prospective H-2B employer to submit a separate petition for each state in which the employer plans to employ H-2B non-immigrants for a period of at least seven days. Prohibits the Secretary from granting a temporary labor certification to a prospective H-2B employer until the Director of the state workforce agency has determined that: (1) employer recruitment requirements have been met, and (2) U.S. nationals are not qualified or available to fill such employment opportunities.
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Official text
American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s891.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s891 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113