1805 -- Family Farm Relief Act of 2015 | Poliscope

Family Farm Relief Act of 2015

1805

114th Congress

Immigration

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

April 15, 2015

Latest Action

May 15, 2015

Primary Sponsor

Christopher P. GibsonRepublican(NY)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

67pct

30d open

vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d

Summary

Family Farm Relief Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process for receiving H-2A nonimmigrant visas (temporary agricultural workers) which shall ensure that that petitioners may file such petitions over the Internet or in paper form. (Transfers administration of the H-2A program from the Department of Labor to USDA.) Includes year-round livestock workers, including dairy workers, in the H-2A category with a maximum three-year period of admissions which may be renewed three months after the end of each such period. Revises H-2A certification provisions.

Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (1)

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Filing registrants (1)

NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC. (1)

NEW YORK FARM BUREAU INCclient→NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC.

2015 · second_quarter · Immigration

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

ICE enforcement activity; H.R. 1773 - Agriculture Immigration Reform; H.R. 1147 -- E-Verify; H2A program issues; H.R. 1805 - Family Farm Relief Act

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1805

ELIZABETH WOLTERS

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Risk Management Agency, SENATE, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)