H.R. 1603: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021
CBO Score
$22.57 billion
Documentation
Date of Report
Thu April 29th, 2021
CBO Report Details
Legislation Details
117th Congress
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Zoe Lofgren — D — CA
Contains provisions related to alien farmworkers, including provisions establishing a certified agricultural worker (CAW) status and changing the H-2A temporary worker program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may grant CAW status to an applying alien who (1) performed at least 1,035 hours of agricultural labor during the two-year period prior to March 8, 2021; (2) on that date was inadmissible, deportable, or under a grant of defe...
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