# 116-hr-6083: Labor Certainty for Food Security Act of 2020

116-hr-6083, Labor Certainty for Food Security Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL); status Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6083
- Congress: 116
- Title: Labor Certainty for Food Security Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-03-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Labor Certainty for Food Security Act of 2020 This bill establishes a new H-2C nonimmigrant visa for aliens coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor, directs the Department of Homeland Security to create a mandatory electronic employment eligibility verification system, and modifies the H-2A visa program for temporary agricultural workers.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6083 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6083)

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- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
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