To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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More H-2A visas for crawfish processors
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 this new listing. Employers that process crawfish would be able to petition for temporary H-2A workers, and foreign seasonal workers who do those tasks would be able to seek H-2A classification.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 6/15/2026
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
Sponsored 6/15/2026
Roll Call Votes
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