[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2915 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2915

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report on the 
                             H-2A program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2023

 Mr. Vasquez (for himself and Mr. Ciscomani) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report on the 
                             H-2A program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Workforce Support Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON H-2A TEMPORARY VISA PROGRAM.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than two years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit a report to certain Congressional committees on the H-2A 
program, including--
            (1) an analysis of the impact the program has on hiring, 
        including the impact on domestic workers and guest workers and 
        whether there is an increasing reliance on the program by 
        American employers;
            (2) identification of any challenges in securing adequate, 
        affordable housing for guest workers;
            (3) implications of wage rate requirements under the 
        program on an American employer's ability to recruit domestic 
        workers in comparison to guest workers;
            (4) an analysis of the economic impact of lost wages from a 
        spouse and unmarried children of a guest worker; and
            (5) examining compliance with working condition guarantees 
        outlined in a guest worker's contract made pursuant to the H-2A 
        program.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) American employer.--The term ``American employer'' 
        means an individual, company, or organization that hires 
        another individual and pays such individual a salary or wage, 
        in the United States.
            (2) Certain congressional committees.--The term ``certain 
        Congressional committees'' means the--
                    (A) Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
                House of Representatives;
                    (B) Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
                Representatives;
                    (C) Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                Pensions of the Senate; and
                    (D) Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
                Forestry of the Senate.
            (3) Domestic worker.--The term ``domestic worker'' means a 
        United States citizen who is employed in the United States.
            (4) Guest worker.--The term ``guest worker'' means a worker 
        who is a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) 
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)).
            (5) H-2A program.--The term ``H-2A program'' means the 
        admission of nonimmigrants described in section 
        101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)).
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