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H.R. 641 (116th)

Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019

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Introduced

17 January 2019

Last action

4 March 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Sponsors

Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21], Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

Subjects

Healthcare, Immigration, Taxation

Source updated

6 December 2025

Healthcare · Immigration · Taxation

Summary

Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 This bill establishes a program for alien agricultural workers to obtain temporary resident status ("blue card status") and procedures to obtain permanent resident status. An alien shall qualify for the status if he or she performed the required amount of qualified agricultural work. The Department of Homeland Security may grant blue card status to qualified individuals who pass security checks and are not disqualified for various reasons, such as an aggravated felony conviction. DHS may waive certain disqualifications for humanitarian or public interest reasons. Blue card holders shall be authorized for employment in the United States and travel outside the United States. Such individuals shall be ineligible for various federal benefits, including the healthcare premium assistance tax credit. Individuals going through deportation or removal proceedings shall be given a chance to apply for blue card status if they qualify. Blue card holders may apply for permanent resident status, subject to various requirements, including work requirements over a specified time period and payment of federal taxes. Blue card status shall not last longer than eight years.

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Timeline

  1. 17 January 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 March 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

    Source: Committee

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