# 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 119-hr-9535, Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-9535 - Congress: 119 - Title: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-06-30 - Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA) - Cosponsors: 65 - Policy area: Immigration - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-10-17 ## Summary **This bill would modernize and restructure the H‑2A nonimmigrant visa program to centralize authority, speed up hiring, and set new wage, housing, and worker-protection rules.** It moves primary program authority to the Department of Homeland Security and creates a national online job registry run by the Department of Labor. ## Cosponsors (65) - Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3] (R-GA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] (R-IN), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Gray, Adam [D-CA-13] (D-CA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Limited H-2A status waiver for workers: benefit, high. This bill would create a narrow waiver to let some otherwise ineligible people get H-2A status. To qualify, a person must either have voluntarily departed the United States, or have been unlawfully present on May 31, 2026 and done at least 5.75 hours of agricultural work on each of at least 180 day… - Limits on employer housing charges: benefit, medium. This bill would require employers to provide H-2A housing that meets health and safety standards. Labor would inspect and certify housing and delegations to States would be allowed. Job offers would have to disclose any daily housing charge. The maximum daily housing charge would equal the Statewid… - Employment records and legal protections: benefit, medium. This bill would require employers to give a written record of employment to an H-2A applicant who asks. Employers could keep employing that person while the H-2A application is pending without violating certain work‑authorization rules. Papers given for the H-2A application generally could not be u… - Required heat-illness prevention plans: benefit, low. This bill would require employers of H-2A workers to keep a written heat-illness prevention plan. The plan would include training, access to water and shade, breaks, and emergency procedures. Employers would have to post the plan at worksites and give it to workers before they start in English and,… - Contract rules for disasters: mixed, medium. This bill would let an H-2A employer end contracts early when natural disasters or similar events make performance impossible. Employers would have to try to transfer workers to comparable allowed jobs acceptable to the worker. Employers must notify Labor and Agriculture within 72 hours and explain… - New H-2A certification and transfer rules: mixed, medium. This bill would change how H-2A labor certifications and renewals work. DOL would decide certifications at least 30 days before work starts if recruitment rules were followed. Certifications could cover up to three consecutive years. Employers could post and file for a subsequent H-2A period starti… - Faster H-2A filing portal, new fees: mixed, medium. This bill would require DHS and DOL to build a single online portal for H-2A filings. DHS would handle H-2A adjudication, must act on petitions within 15 days, and could charge fees to recover DHS and DOL processing costs. Agencies could issue interim final rules when the changes take effect one ye… ## Related bills - 119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act - 119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. - 119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act - 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act - 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 - 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act ## Sources - [119-hr-9535 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9535) ## Related - [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502) - [119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-12) - [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452) - [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703) - [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422) - [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535 (as of 2026-10-17).