House Roll Call 951

104th Congress, 2nd session · 1996-03-21 · Failed

H.R. 2202: On Agreeing to the Amendment — (HOUSE REJECTED THE POMBO AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED BY THE CONDIT AMENDMENT, THAT SOUGHT TO MODIFY THE CURRENT TEMPORARY AGRICULTURE WORKER PROGRAM BY REPLACING THE LABOR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WITH A LABOR ATTESTATION REQUIREMENT; CREATE AN ALTERNATIVE PILOT PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED FOR THREE YEARS, REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO FILE A FORM WITH THE AREA'S STATE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCY STATING THE WAGE RATE OF JOBS WHICH MUST BE TIED TO COMPARABLE PREVAILING WAGES FOR THAT AREA, THAT THE JOB IS SEASONAL I.E., NOT MORE THAN 10 MONTHS IN A 12-MONTH PERIOD, AND THAT THE JOBS WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT OTHER AREA WORKERS; PROVIDES FOR A TWO-YEAR PHASEOUT OF THE GUEST WORKER PROGRAM SHOULD THE PILOT PROGRAM BECOME PERMANENT; REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO OFFER TEMPORARY AGRICULTURE WORKERS REASONABLE HOUSING; DIRECTS EMPLOYERS TO HOLD TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TEMPORARY AGRICULTURE WORKER'S SALARY IN A TRUST FUND ADMINISTERED BY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WHICH WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO WORKERS WHEN THEY RETURNED TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES; AND REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PAY FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAX AND MAKE FEDERAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE WORKERS TO REIMBURSE JUSTICE, LABOR AND STATE DEPARTMENTS FOR THE COSTS OF ADMINISTERING THE FUNDS.)

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