# 119-hr-9312: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.

119-hr-9312, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9312
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-02

## Summary

**Adds crawfish processing to the H-2A agricultural labor definition.** This bill would classify tasks like washing, sorting, grading, whole-boiling, peeling, and transporting crawfish as agricultural labor eligible for H-2A visas. - Crawfish processors and farms would be able to recruit H-2A temporary seasonal workers for those processing tasks. - Seasonal H-2A workers and applicants would be eligible to be hired for crawfish processing roles in addition to field work. - It would amend Section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to explicitly add the listed crawfish processing activities to the statutory list of agricultural labor that may qualify for H-2A classification.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More H-2A visas for crawfish processors: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would add crawfish processing to the list of agricultural work that can qualify for H-2A visas. The listed tasks are washing, sorting, grading, whole-boiling, peeling, and transporting crawfish. The existing example for pressing apples for cider on a farm would remain alongside…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9312 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9312)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5484)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9312 (as of 2026-07-02).