H.R. 1596
American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Sponsor
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 1,596
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Apr 17, 2013
- Policy Area
- Immigration
- Is Law
- No
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: House floor actions
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Labor, as a component of the H-2B (temporary nonagricultural workers) labor certification process, to take specified actions to recruit U.S. workers before petitioning to hire H-2B workers.
Requires a prospective H-2B employer to submit a separate petition for each state in which the employer plans to employ H-2B non-immigrants for a period of at least seven days.
Prohibits the Secretary from granting a temporary labor certification to a prospective H-2B employer until the Director of the state workforce agency has determined that: (1) employer recruitment requirements have been met, and (2) U.S. nationals are not qualified or available to fill such employment opportunities.
Judiciary Committee
Introduced in House
Apr 17, 2013