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Farm Workforce Support Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-2237| House 
| Updated: 3/18/2025
Gabe Vasquez

Gabe Vasquez

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Juan Ciscomani (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The Farm Workforce Support Act of 2025 directs the Comptroller General of the United States to produce a comprehensive report on the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program within two years of the bill's enactment. This crucial report is specifically intended for key Congressional committees, including the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Agriculture in the House of Representatives. Additionally, the Senate Committees on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will receive the findings, ensuring broad legislative oversight across relevant policy areas. The mandated report must include several critical analyses concerning the H-2A program's operation and impact. It will examine the program's influence on hiring practices, assessing its effects on both domestic workers and guest workers , and determining whether American employers are demonstrating an increasing reliance on this visa category. Furthermore, the report is tasked with identifying any challenges encountered in securing adequate and affordable housing for guest workers, a significant aspect of their living conditions. Additionally, the Comptroller General will analyze the implications of H-2A wage rate requirements on an American employer's ability to recruit domestic workers in comparison to guest workers, shedding light on labor market dynamics. The report will also assess the economic impact of lost wages from the spouses and unmarried children of guest workers, providing a broader view of family welfare. Finally, it will examine compliance with the working condition guarantees explicitly outlined in guest worker contracts made pursuant to the H-2A program, ensuring that established protections are being upheld.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-2915
Farm Workforce Support Act of 2023
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-2915
    Farm Workforce Support Act of 2023


  • March 18, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • March 18, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

Farm Workforce Support Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-2237| House 
| Updated: 3/18/2025
The Farm Workforce Support Act of 2025 directs the Comptroller General of the United States to produce a comprehensive report on the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program within two years of the bill's enactment. This crucial report is specifically intended for key Congressional committees, including the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Agriculture in the House of Representatives. Additionally, the Senate Committees on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will receive the findings, ensuring broad legislative oversight across relevant policy areas. The mandated report must include several critical analyses concerning the H-2A program's operation and impact. It will examine the program's influence on hiring practices, assessing its effects on both domestic workers and guest workers , and determining whether American employers are demonstrating an increasing reliance on this visa category. Furthermore, the report is tasked with identifying any challenges encountered in securing adequate and affordable housing for guest workers, a significant aspect of their living conditions. Additionally, the Comptroller General will analyze the implications of H-2A wage rate requirements on an American employer's ability to recruit domestic workers in comparison to guest workers, shedding light on labor market dynamics. The report will also assess the economic impact of lost wages from the spouses and unmarried children of guest workers, providing a broader view of family welfare. Finally, it will examine compliance with the working condition guarantees explicitly outlined in guest worker contracts made pursuant to the H-2A program, ensuring that established protections are being upheld.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-2915
Farm Workforce Support Act of 2023
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-2915
    Farm Workforce Support Act of 2023


  • March 18, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • March 18, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Gabe Vasquez

Gabe Vasquez

Democratic Representative

New Mexico

Cosponsors (1)
Juan Ciscomani (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted