# 117-hr-1603: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021

117-hr-1603, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1603
- Congress: 117
- Title: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2021-03-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 61
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (61)

- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2021-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2021-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 204 | 218 |
| 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 247 | 174 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1603 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1603)

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