H.R.3227

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025 Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2025

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025

Introduced·5/7/25

Modernizes the H-2A agricultural worker program and preserves affordable rural housing.

The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025 introduces a streamlined electronic platform for the H-2A temporary worker program, requiring employers to attest to compliance with labor and employment laws. It establishes a pilot program for portable H-2A status, allowing eligible workers to change employers without leaving the U.S. The Act mandates electronic verification of employment eligibility for agricultural employers, replacing the E-Verify Program.

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History

May 7, 2025

House

Introduced in House

May 7, 2025

House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.