United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6417 (115th)
AG and Legal Workforce Act
Introduced
18 July 2018
Last action
19 September 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21], Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28], Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11], Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6], Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5], Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4], Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6], Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27], Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1], Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT], Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4], Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7], Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2], Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4], Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19], Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8], Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1], Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3], Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10], Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS], Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22], Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23], Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15], Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7], Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8], Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21], Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15], Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3], Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
AG and Legal Workforce Act This bill establishes a new H-2C nonimmigrant visa for aliens coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services. In addition, the bill (1) directs the Department of Homeland Security to create an electronic employment-eligibility confirmation system modeled after the E-Verify system, and (2) mandates the use of such a system by employers.
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Timeline
18 July 2018
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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
18 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 July 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 September 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 July 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6417
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6417
- us · 115-hr-6417 · source updated 11 August 2025