DAIRY Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2087
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2017-04-12
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Foreign labor

Immigration status and procedures

Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor

Temporary and part-time employment

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Defending the Agricultural Industry's Requirements Year-round Act of 2017 or the DAIRY Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include in the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) an alien coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services as a dairy worker.</p> <p>The initial period of admission for such dairy workers shall be 18 months, which may be extended for additional 18-month periods. No period of absence from the United States shall be required for such extensions.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2087 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2017 Mr. Duffy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the H–2A worker program to include certain additional laborers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending the Agricultural Industry’s Requirements Year-round Act of 2017 or as the DAIRY Act of 2017 . 2. Expansion of H–2A worker program to include certain additional laborers Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) ) is amended by inserting after abandoning the following: who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services as a dairy worker, or . 3. Special rule for period of admission of H–2A nonimmigrants employed as sheepherders or dairy workers Section 218(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188(h) ) is amended by adding at the end of the following: (3) In the case of an alien admitted as an H–2A worker for employment as a dairy worker— (A) the initial period of admission shall be for a period of 18 months; (B) the period of admission may be extended for additional periods of 18 months; and (C) no period of absence from the United States may be required as a condition of approval of an extension under subparagraph (B). .