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Popular Title:

AgJOBS Senate Bill

Sponsor:

Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] - Introduced 1/18/2007

Position:

Support

Related Bills:

H.R.371, S.237

 

 

 

TITLE:

A bill to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States and for other purposes.

 

STATUS:

 

Date

Status

 

01/18/07

Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S766-767)

 

01/18/07

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S767-778)

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITTEES:

 

Date

Committee

 

 

Senate Judiciary

 

 

 

 

AMENDMENTS:

 

COSPONSORS(27):

 

Sen Leahy, Patrick J. - 1/18/2007

Sen Boxer, Barbara - 1/18/2007

 

Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham - 1/18/2007

Sen Craig, Larry E. - 1/18/2007

 

Sen Domenici, Pete V. - 1/18/2007

Sen Hagel, Chuck - 1/18/2007

 

Sen Kennedy, Edward M. - 1/18/2007

Sen Kohl, Herb - 1/18/2007

 

Sen Voinovich, George V. - 1/18/2007

Sen Martinez, Mel - 1/18/2007

 

Sen Obama, Barack - 1/18/2007

Sen Specter, Arlen - 1/18/2007

 

Sen Murray, Patty - 1/18/2007

Sen Schumer, Charles E. - 1/18/2007

 

Sen Salazar, Ken - 1/18/2007

Sen McCain, John - 1/18/2007

 

Sen Snowe, Olympia J. - 1/22/2007

Sen Feingold, Russell D. - 1/22/2007

 

Sen Nelson, Bill - 1/29/2007

Sen Dodd, Christopher J. - 1/29/2007

 

Sen Bingaman, Jeff - 1/29/2007

Sen Harkin, Tom - 1/30/2007

 

Sen Kerry, John F. - 2/5/2007

Sen Levin, Carl - 2/26/2007

 

Sen Cantwell, Maria - 3/14/2007

Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. - 3/19/2007

 

Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. - 3/20/2007

 

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY:

1/18/2007--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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