U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026
Status: In committee, June 30, 2026
To modernize the process for the admission of H-2A workers, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To modernize the process for the admission of H-2A workers, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 30, 2026:
A BILL To modernize the process for the admission of H-2A workers, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Modernizing the h-2a visa program for non-immigrant agricultural labor Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188 ) is amended-- (1) by striking Attorney General each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security ; (2) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking (1) A petition and inserting A petition ; (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (3) in subsection (b)(4)-- (A) by striking within a multi-state region of traditional or expected labor supply where the Secretary finds and inserting and ; (B) by striking the second sentence; and (C) by striking terminate on the date the H-2A workers depart for the employer's place of employment and inserting begin on the date the job opportunity is posted on the electronic job registry maintained by the Secretary under this section and terminate on the date on which the final H-2A worker whose position is covered by a petition approved in connection with a labor certification departs for the employer's place of employment ; (4) in subsection (c)-- (A) …
Sponsors
- Glenn Thompson (R, HD-PA-15) · primary sponsor
- Donald Davis (D, HD-001)
- Dan Newhouse (R, HD-004)
- Josh Riley (D, HD-019)
- Michael Simpson (R, HD-002)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D, HD-034)
- Randy Feenstra (R, HD-004)
- David Rouzer (R, HD-007)
- Trent Kelly (R, HD-MS-1)
- Monica De La Cruz (R, 15)
- Celeste Maloy (R, HD-002)
- Ryan Zinke (R, HD-001)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Immigration
Common questions
- What is HB9535?
- HB9535 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026.
- What does HB9535 do?
- In its own words: To modernize the process for the admission of H-2A workers, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9535?
- In committee as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (June 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9535?
- Glenn Thompson (R, HD-PA-15), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9535?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9535
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