House Bill 4479
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Disaster Recovery Workforce Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 24, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4479
Congress
116
Policy Area
Immigration
Immigration
Primary focus of measure is administration of immigration and naturalization matters; immigration enforcement procedures; refugees and asylum policies; travel and residence documentation; foreign labor; benefits for immigrants. Measures concerning smuggling and trafficking of persons may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area. Measures concerning refugees may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Disaster Recovery Workforce Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the annual cap on permits for alien workers entering the Northern Mariana Islands to work in the construction and extraction occupations. Specifically, DHS shall increase the cap by 3,000 permits each year for FY2020, FY2021, and FY2022. Various existing limitations on permits for such occupations shall not apply during these years.
12/18/2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.
12/18/2020
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
12/18/2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-676, Part I.
12/05/2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
12/05/2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
10/28/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
09/24/2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
09/24/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:06 PM