Moving H–2A to United States Department of Agriculture Act of 2025
United States119th CongressHR-1891House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 5, 2025
Summary
This bill proposes a significant shift in the oversight of the H-2A agricultural guest worker program by transferring its administration. The primary change involves moving the program's management from the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of Agriculture . To achieve this, the legislation amends Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, replacing references to the Secretary of Labor with the Secretary of Agriculture, and also updating mentions of the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland Security. All these amendments and the complete transfer of program administration, including necessary personnel, funding, and materials, are scheduled to become effective 60 days after the bill's enactment .
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in House
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