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Popular Title:
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AgJOBS House Bill
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Sponsor:
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Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] - Introduced 1/10/2007
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Position:
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Related Bills:
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S.237, S.340
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TITLE:
To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States, and for other purposes.
STATUS:
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Date
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Status
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01/10/07
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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02/02/07
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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COMMITTEES:
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Committee
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House Judiciary
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Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law
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AMENDMENTS:
COSPONSORS(37):
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Rep Radanovich, George - 1/10/2007
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Rep Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. - 1/10/2007
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Rep LaHood, Ray - 1/10/2007
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Rep Larsen, Rick - 1/10/2007
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Rep Baca, Joe - 1/10/2007
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Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. - 1/10/2007
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Rep Farr, Sam - 1/10/2007
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Rep Nunes, Devin - 1/10/2007
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Rep Putnam, Adam H. - 1/10/2007
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Rep McHugh, John M. - 1/10/2007
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Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. - 1/10/2007
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Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln - 1/10/2007
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Rep Costa, Jim - 1/10/2007
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Rep Salazar, John T. - 1/10/2007
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Rep Cannon, Chris - 1/10/2007
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Rep Boyd, Allen - 1/10/2007
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Rep Solis, Hilda L. - 1/10/2007
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Rep Thompson, Mike - 1/10/2007
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Rep Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. - 1/10/2007
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Rep Walsh, James T. - 1/10/2007
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Rep Peterson, Collin C. - 1/10/2007
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Rep Hooley, Darlene - 3/27/2007
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Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario - 3/27/2007
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Rep Grijalva, Raul M. - 3/27/2007
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Rep LaTourette, Steven C. - 3/27/2007
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Rep Welch, Peter - 3/27/2007
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Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana - 3/27/2007
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Rep Lofgren, Zoe - 4/23/2007
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Rep Shimkus, John - 5/2/2007
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Rep Kind, Ron - 5/10/2007
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Rep McNerney, Jerry - 5/10/2007
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Rep Eshoo, Anna G. - 5/10/2007
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Rep McNulty, Michael R. - 5/10/2007
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Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille - 5/10/2007
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Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh - 5/10/2007
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Rep Blumenauer, Earl - 5/10/2007
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Rep Towns, Edolphus - 5/10/2007
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SUMMARY:
1/10/2007--Introduced.
Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007 or the AgJOBS Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to confer "blue card status" upon an alien who: (1) has performed agricultural employment in the United States for at least 863 hours or 150 work days during the 24-month period ending on December 31, 2006; (2) applied for such status during the 18-month application period beginning on the first day of the seventh month that begins after the date of enactment of this Act; (3) is otherwise admissible to the United States; and (4) has not been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor, an element of which involves bodily injury, threat of serious bodily injury, or harm to property in excess of $500.
Directs the Secretary to adjust a blue card alien (and spouse and minor children) to permanent resident status if the alien has fulfilled specified periods of agricultural employment.
Amends the Social Security Act to exempt blue card aliens from prosecution for social security-related identity or payment false statements if such conduct occurred prior to the granting of blue card status.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise H-2A visa (agricultural labor or temporary or seasonal services) provisions. Replaces the existing labor certification requirement with a labor attestation requirement containing: (1) a description of the nature and location of the job; (2) the job's expected beginning and ending dates; (3) the number of jobs; and (4) specified labor assurances respecting job opportunities covered by collective bargaining agreements and non-covered job opportunities.
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