H.R.3227

H. R. 3227

May 7, 2025

Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Costa, Mr. Valadao, and Mr. Gray) introduced the following bill; which was 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

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents; TITLE I—SECURING THE DOMESTIC AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE; 101. Certified agricultural worker status; 102. Terms and conditions of certified status; 103. Extensions of certified status; 104. Determination of continuous presence; 105. Employer obligations; 106. Administrative and judicial review; 111. Optional adjustment of status for long-term agricultural workers; 112. Payment of taxes; 113. Adjudication and decision; review; 121. Definitions; 122. Rulemaking; fees; 123. Background checks; 124. Protection for children; 125. Limitation on removal; 126. Documentation of agricultural work history; 127. Employer protections; 128. Correction of social security records; conforming amendments; 129. Disclosures and privacy; 130. Penalties for false statements in applications; 131. Dissemination of information; 132. Exemption from numerical limitations; 133. Reports to Congress; 134. Grant program to assist eligible applicants; 135. Authorization of appropriations; TITLE II—ENSURING AN AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE FOR THE FUTURE; 201. Comprehensive and streamlined electronic H–2A platform; 202. H–2A program requirements; 203. Agency roles and responsibilities; 204. Worker protection and compliance; 205. Report on wage protections; 206. Portable H–2A visa pilot program; 207. Improving access to permanent residence; 220. Short title; 221. Permanent establishment of housing preservation and revitalization program; 222. Eligibility for rural housing vouchers; 223. Amount of voucher assistance; 224. Rental assistance contract authority; 225. Funding for multifamily technical improvements; 226. Plan for preserving affordability of rental projects; 227. Covered housing programs; 228. New farmworker housing; 229. Loan and grant limitations; 230. Operating assistance subsidies; 231. Eligibility of certified workers; 251. Registration of foreign labor recruiters; 252. Enforcement; 253. Appropriations; 254. Definitions; TITLE III—ELECTRONIC VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY; 301. Electronic employment eligibility verification system; 302. Mandatory electronic verification for the agricultural industry; 303. Coordination with E-Verify Program; 304. Fraud and misuse of documents; 305. Technical and conforming amendments; 306. Protection of Social Security Administration programs; 307. Report on the implementation of the electronic employment verification system; 308. Modernizing and streamlining the employment eligibility verification process; 309. Rulemaking and Paperwork Reduction Act