H.R. 1603 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021

Bill Text

    Text of H.R. 1603 PDF XML

    (as introduced)

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-3 on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 233: 
Agreed to by record vote of 216-204, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 212-200, on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

MANAGERS: Torres/Fischbach

1. Structured rule for H.R. 1620.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-3, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
8. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution.
9. Provides one motion to recommit.
10. Closed rule for H.R. 6.
11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
12. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
13. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-4 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
14. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
15. Provides one motion to recommit.
16. Closed rule for H.R. 1603.
17. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
19. Provides that the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
20. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
21. Provides one motion to recommit.

22. Closed rule for H.R. 1868.
23. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget or their designees.
24. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
25. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
26. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
27. Provides one motion to recommit.
28. Closed rule for H.J. Res. 17.
29. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
30. Waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution.
31. Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read.
32. Waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution.
33. Provides one motion to recommit.
34. House Resolution 232 is hereby adopted.
35. Provides that notwithstanding clause 7(a) of rule X (interim committee funding), during the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, the period described in such clause shall end at midnight on April 22.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanMakes aliens who have been ordered removed from the United States ineligible for certified agricultural worker status and strikes Sec. 125, the limitation on removal.Submitted
2Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanEliminates the Secretary's ability to waive grounds of inadmissibility, late filings, and application fees.Submitted
3Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanClarifies that an alien with a pending application is not authorized to work in the United States and is not eligible for advance parole while also streamlining the denial process and eliminating administrative or judicial review of denials.Submitted
4Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanStrikes Subtitle B--Optional Earned Residence for Long-term workers.Submitted
5Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanStrikes Sec. 132, Exemption from Numerical Limitations.Submitted
6Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanStrikes Sec. 134, Grant Program to Assist Eligible Applicants.Submitted
7Version 1Nadler (NY), Lofgren (CA), Newhouse (WA)Bi-PartisanMANAGER’S AMENDMENT (1) Corrects a typographical error; (2) creates a hardship waiver for agricultural workers who are unable to fully satisfy the work requirement for lawful permanent residence due to a permanent disability or deteriorating health/advance age; and (3) provides the DHS Secretary with discretion to delay E-Verify implementation for up to 6 months under certain circumstances.Considered as Adopted
8Version 1Golden (ME)DemocratProhibits the point-to-point transport of harvested timber in the United States from the eligible activities permitted under the H-2A visa program.Submitted
9Version 1Hern (OK)RepublicanProhibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from taking any action to rescind, revise, or suspend the final rule, entitled ‘‘Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds’’.Submitted
10Version 1Thompson, Glenn (PA), Newhouse (WA), Baird (IN), LaMalfa (CA), Bacon (NE)RepublicanRemoves caps on year-round H-2A visas, simplifies the wage rate calculations, and makes other changes to ensure agricultural producers have adequate access to a legal workforce.Submitted
11Version 1Carl, Jerry (AL), Graves, Garret (LA)RepublicanEnsures that any alien who has been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony offense under State or Federal law shall not be eligible for any pathway to citizenship under the Act.Submitted
12Version 1Graves, Garret (LA)RepublicanCreates a 6-year H-2B cap-exempt visa pilot program for disaster recovery.Submitted
13Version 1Graves, Garret (LA)RepublicanProhibits the Act from taking effect if CBO determines that the implementation of this Act will have an adverse effect on employment for American citizens who are part of a minority group.Submitted
14Version 1Graves, Garret (LA)RepublicanProhibits the Act from taking effect if CBO determines that the implementation of its provisions will have an adverse effect on employment for American citizens.Submitted
15Version 1Graves, Garret (LA)RepublicanStrikes section 134.Submitted