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H.R. 2690: Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017

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H.R. 2690: Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-25 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017

Plain summary

Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to confer blue card status upon an alien who: (1) has performed specified periods of U.S. agricultural employment or is a qualifying alien's spouse or child, (2) has been physically present in the United States for a qualifying period, (3) applied for such status during the application period, (4) is not ineligible under specified grounds for such status, (5) has passed security and law enforcement clearances, and (6) has paid the required fees and penalties. Blue card status is limited to eight years. A blue card alien (individual) may: (1) work in the United States, and (2) travel from and return to the United States, including commuting to the United States from a foreign residence. DHS shall adjust an individual's blue card status to lawful permanent resident status if the individual: (1) performs a specified period of qualifying agricultural employment, (2) applies before the expiration of his or her blue card status, and (3) pays a required fine and satisfies any federal tax liability. The bill also provides for status adjustment of such an individual's qualifying spouse and child. The bill enumerates: (1) grounds for revocation of blue card status or denial of permanent resident status, (2) protections for aliens apprehended before or during the application period or in removal proceedings, and (3) employer protections. Such an individual: (1) is ineligible for any federal means-tested benefit, and (2) may correct certain social security records. DHS shall report to Congress, after six months and annually for the next eight years, on the blue card program.

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Official text

Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · 72 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Julia Brownley (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and 12 more.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2690 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115