US Congress Senate Bill 1697 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-10-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act or the DASH Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) an alien coming temporarily to the United States to work as a sheepherder, goat herder, or dairy worker. Provides: (1) for a three-year initial period of admission with additional three-year extensions, and (2) that no period of U.S. absence may be required for approval of such extensions. Directs the Secretary of Labor to issue housing regulations for such workers.

Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act

Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]

Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB1720 (Related) 2011-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
HB3232 (Related) 2011-10-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
SB852 (Related) 2011-04-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2530-2531)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1697/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1697/BILLS-112s1697is.pdf