legislation: 112-hr-6373

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bill_id	congress	bill_type	bill_number	title	policy_area	introduced_date	latest_action_date	latest_action_text	origin_chamber	sponsor_name	sponsor_state	sponsor_party	sponsor_bioguide_id	cosponsor_count	summary_text	update_date	url
112-hr-6373	112	hr	6373	Family Farm Relief Act of 2012	Immigration	2012-09-11	2012-09-19	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.	House	Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-20]	NY	R	G000564	3	Family Farm Relief Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process for receiving H-2A nonimmigrant visas (temporary agricultural workers) which shall ensure that that petitioners may file such petitions over the Internet or in paper form. (Transfers administration of the H-2A program from the Department of Labor to USDA.) Includes dairy workers in the H-2A category with a maximum 12-month period of admissions which may be renewed three months after the end of each such period. Revises H-2A certification provisions.	2022-01-06T17:18:07Z

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