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GA HR1562
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/23/2012
Primary Sponsor
Jon Burns
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution urging the U.S. Congress to expand the H-2A guest worker program's eligibility requirements to include year-round agricultural industries such as dairy, poultry, livestock, and ginning, which are currently excluded due to the program's seasonal/temporary work limitation
- Georgia's agricultural industry generates an estimated $68 billion and employs one in seven workers in the state across agriculture, forestry, and related fields
- The state has almost 48,000 farms covering over 10 million acres, making agriculture its top economic driver
- Calls for transferring administration of the H-2A program from the U.S. Department of Labor to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, citing inefficiency in the current system
- Urges Congress to allow individual states to administer their own H-2A guest worker programs under USDA monitoring, with State Departments of Agriculture serving as cooperating partners
Legislative Description
United States Congress; expand eligibility requirements of H-2A guest worker program; urge
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/24/2012
Committee Referrals
Judiciary - Non-Civil2/23/2012
Full Bill Text
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