H-2B legislation updates |
Friday, June 26, 2015 07:58 AM |
Below are a few updates on the current happenings with the H2B program & grassroots action needed. Feel free to call Kristen Fefes at 303 757-5611 with questions or comments. New H-2B Rules: Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its version of the fiscal 2016 Department of Labor Appropriations bill. No amendments were offered to try to strike the beneficial H-2B language included in the bill. The bill includes language that would:
As you may know, the bill passed by House Appropriations includes a provision on staggered crossing and some helpful, but non-binding, report language related to the new rules. The H-2B Workforce Coalition, with your help, will fight to ensure that this beneficial Senate language is included in a final appropriations bill. Returning Worker Exemption: The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security will take up the DHS funding bill shortly after the July 4 recess. Please use the next week to continue to weigh in strongly about the importance of including a returning worker exemption in the bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee-passed version of the bill does not include a returning worker exemption. Therefore, it is essential that the House version include the provision. During the next week, please do the following:
Here are some sample tweets:
Tweets need to be 140 characters max. What’s above may need to be adjusted by you to fit the space requirement. Send the same to two Twitter accounts at a time to fit Twitter requirements. Follow the conversation at twitter.com/hashtag/saveh2b. |