H.R. 6083

Referred to Committee

Labor Certainty for Food Security Act of 2020

Introduced 3/4/2020•116th Congress•House

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

3/4/2020 • House

Summary

Labor Certainty for Food Security Act of 2020

This bill establishes a new H-2C nonimmigrant visa for aliens coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor, directs the Department of Homeland Security to create a mandatory electronic employment eligibility verification system, and modifies the H-2A visa program for temporary agricultural workers.

Introduced in House • 3/4/2020

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Immigration

Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAlternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitrationBorder security and unlawful immigrationComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightCrime preventionDepartment of Homeland SecurityEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsFederal preemptionForeign laborFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and access