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2	2	119THCONGRESS
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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 2237
5	5	To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report on the
6	6	H–2A program.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	MARCH18, 2025
9	9	Mr. V
10	10	ASQUEZ(for himself and Mr. CISCOMANI) introduced the following bill;
11	11	which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
12	12	A BILL
13	13	To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to
14	14	report on the H–2A program.
15	15	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
16	16	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
17	17	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
18	18	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Farm Workforce Sup-4
19	19	port Act of 2025’’. 5
20	20	SEC. 2. REPORT ON H–2A TEMPORARY VISA PROGRAM. 6
21	21	(a) R
22	22	EPORTREQUIRED.—Not later than two years 7
23	23	after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-8
24	24	troller General of the United States shall submit a report 9
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27	27	•HR 2237 IH
28	28	to certain Congressional committees on the H–2A pro-1
29	29	gram, including— 2
30	30	(1) an analysis of the impact the program has 3
31	31	on hiring, including the impact on domestic workers 4
32	32	and guest workers and whether there is an increas-5
33	33	ing reliance on the program by American employers; 6
34	34	(2) identification of any challenges in securing 7
35	35	adequate, affordable housing for guest workers; 8
36	36	(3) implications of wage rate requirements 9
37	37	under the program on an American employer’s abil-10
38	38	ity to recruit domestic workers in comparison to 11
39	39	guest workers; 12
40	40	(4) an analysis of the economic impact of lost 13
41	41	wages from a spouse and unmarried children of a 14
42	42	guest worker; and 15
43	43	(5) examining compliance with working condi-16
44	44	tion guarantees outlined in a guest worker’s contract 17
45	45	made pursuant to the H–2A program. 18
46	46	(b) D
47	47	EFINITIONS.—In this section: 19
48	48	(1) A
49	49	MERICAN EMPLOYER .—The term ‘‘Amer-20
50	50	ican employer’’ means an individual, company, or or-21
51	51	ganization that hires another individual and pays 22
52	52	such individual a salary or wage, in the United 23
53	53	States. 24
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57	57	(2) CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES .— 1
58	58	The term ‘‘certain Congressional committees’’ means 2
59	59	the— 3
60	60	(A) Committee on Education and the 4
61	61	Workforce of the House of Representatives; 5
62	62	(B) Committee on Agriculture of the 6
63	63	House of Representatives; 7
64	64	(C) Committee on Health, Education, 8
65	65	Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and 9
66	66	(D) Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 10
67	67	and Forestry of the Senate. 11
68	68	(3) D
69	69	OMESTIC WORKER .—The term ‘‘domestic 12
70	70	worker’’ means a United States citizen who is em-13
71	71	ployed in the United States. 14
72	72	(4) G
73	73	UEST WORKER.—The term ‘‘guest work-15
74	74	er’’ means a worker who is a nonimmigrant de-16
75	75	scribed in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immi-17
76	76	gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 18
77	77	1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)). 19
78	78	(5) H–2A
79	79	PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘H–2A pro-20
80	80	gram’’ means the admission of nonimmigrants de-21
81	81	scribed in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immi-22
82	82	gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 23
83	83	1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)). 24
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