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119-hr-2237119th Congress

Farm Workforce Support Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]

Introduced

Summary

Comprehensive federal review of the H-2A agricultural guest worker program to measure how the program affects hiring, wages, housing, family earnings, and contract compliance. It would require the Comptroller General to deliver a report within two years.

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  • Families: Studies the economic impact of lost wages for a guest worker's spouse and unmarried children.
  • Domestic workers: Analyzes how the H-2A program affects hiring of U.S. workers and whether employers are relying more on guest workers.
  • Employers: Examines how H-2A wage rate rules influence an American employer's ability to recruit domestic workers versus guest workers.
  • Guest workers: Identifies challenges securing adequate, affordable housing and reviews compliance with working-condition guarantees in H-2A contracts.
  • Policymakers: Delivers findings to four House and Senate committees that oversee labor and agriculture to inform oversight and policy choices.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]

NM • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 3/18/2025

Roll Call Votes

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