HR9978-118

Introduced

To establish the red card status nonimmigrant pilot program, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 11, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish the red card status nonimmigrant pilot program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Labor, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H4806C54A0CDE46F1AF59BEB144526979: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Red Card Guest Worker Act of 2024.
  • Section HFB4DA3B748904B31975F93F574362DE4: 2. Preconditions This Act shall not take effect until the construction of a physical border wall on the southern border of the United States is completed, as...
  • Section H2537CBD8F6E84BAD9B1729860EE83423: 3. Red Card website Not later than 275 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of Homeland...
  • Section H58D682ABB5004F0F9278DDCAB5B5A8CB: 4. Red Card Pilot Program Beginning in the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary...
  • Section HF3D603928C43408EA161C45DFEA4833D: 5. Limitations on participants If at any time a foreign national granted status under section 4 is out of work for any reason, the foreign national shall...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish the red card status nonimmigrant pilot program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Labor, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish the red card status nonimmigrant pilot program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Labor Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies:
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 11, 2024

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Labor Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

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