H.R. 9535 · 119th Congress

Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026

Introduced on Jun 30, 2026 by Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15). 60 cosponsors, 8 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 30, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 30, 2026
Cosponsors
60
8 from the other party
Policy area
Immigration
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To modernize the process for the admission of H-2A workers, and for other purposes.

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jun 30, 2026). Public domain.

Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026

This bill expands the H-2A agricultural visa program; creates online platforms for H-2A employers, workers, and agencies; and codifies certain wage calculations.

Under current law, workers on H-2A visas are only allowed to perform agricultural work of a seasonal or temporary nature. Under the bill, the seasonal work requirement is removed, thus allowing H-2A workers to qualify for agricultural work that occurs year-round. The bill also expands the type of agricultural work that qualifies, including reforestation, aquaculture, and livestock work. The Department of Agriculture must issue rules to define agricultural labor or services for purposes of the H-2A program.

The bill also establishes an H-2A visa pathway for current unauthorized agricultural workers who otherwise meet requirements.

The Department of Labor must maintain a national, publicly accessible online job registry and database of all job offers submitted by employers seeking a labor certification required to employ H-2A workers. The Department of Homeland Security must establish an online platform for employers to submit information and documentation for review by federal agencies in the course of admitting H-2A workers.

The H-2A program requires employers to provide workers with wage rates at or above those set in regulations and such wages must not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of workers similarly employed in the United States. The bill codifies the current calculation method for the adverse effect wage rate as set in regulation.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Glenn ThompsonR-PA-15Sponsor

Democrats · 8

Republicans · 52

Withdrawn cosponsors

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jun 30, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jun 30, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jun 30, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AGRI-MARK INC2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  2. NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL2 reports
    $145K reported (all issues)
  3. UNITED EGG PRODUCERS2 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)
  4. Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UPSTATE NIAGARA COOPERATIVE, INC$707.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION *1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED1 report
    $293.8K reported (all issues)
  7. AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE1 report
    $530K reported (all issues)
  8. ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS1 report
    $810K reported (all issues)
  9. American Horticulture Industry Association1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  10. COX ENTERPRISES1 report
    $750K reported (all issues)
  11. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.1 report
    $300K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.$3.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  13. INDIANA FARM BUREAU INC.1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)
  14. Idaho Dairymen's Association1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  15. International Fresh Produce Association (fka United Fresh Produce Association)1 report
    $355K reported (all issues)
  16. KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU FEDERATION1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  17. LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  18. MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION1 report
  19. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES1 report
    $180K reported (all issues)
  20. NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION1 report
    $387.8K reported (all issues)
  21. NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION1 report
    $55K reported (all issues)
  22. NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC.1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  23. NORTHWEST HORTICULTURAL COUNCIL1 report
    $13.5K reported (all issues)
  24. SOUTH EAST DAIRY FARMERS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  25. Select Milk Producers, Inc./Continental Dairy Products, Inc.1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  26. South Carolina Peach Council1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  27. UFW FOUNDATION1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.