House Roll Call 952

104th Congress, 2nd session · House roll no. 86 · 1996-03-21 · Failed

H.R. 2202: On Agreeing to the Amendment — (HOUSE REJECTED THE GOODLATTE AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO MODIFY THE CURRENT AGRICULTURAL GUEST WORKER PROGRAM BY TRANSFERRING FROM THE LABOR DEPARTMENT TO THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE; TO PROVIDE FOR NO MORE THAN 100,000 FOREIGN WORKERS TO BE ADMITTED UNDER THE PROGRAM EACH YEAR; TO SHORTEN FROM 60 DAYS TO 40 DAYS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THE TIME IN ADVANCE OF NEEDING WORKERS THAT EMPLOYERS COULD BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PETITIONS; AND TO LIMIT TO 20 DAYS THE TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH THE DEPARTMENT COULD REQUIRE AN EMPLOYER TO CONDUCT ACTIVE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS FOR ELIGIBLE WORKERS.)

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