United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 641 (116th)
Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019
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
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
17 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019
- related to ← Undocumented Taxpayers Opportunity Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/641
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/641
- us · 116-hr-641 · source updated 6 December 2025