HR 4748
Agriculture Workforce Reform Act of 2025
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Bill overview
The Agriculture Workforce Reform Act of 2025 aims to streamline the process for certain agricultural workers to obtain nonimmigrant status in the United States. It temporarily removes certain inadmissibility and removability grounds for eligible aliens who have worked in agriculture for at least two years. The bill also establishes a fee for applications and provides immunity from prosecution for both employers and workers during the covered period, and limits the duration of authorized admission to three years with potential renewals.
Key provisions
- Temporarily removes inadmissibility and removability grounds for agricultural workers meeting specific criteria.
- Establishes a fee of at least $2,500 for agricultural worker applications and employer petitions.
- Provides immunity from prosecution for employers and workers related to employment during the covered period.
- Limits the authorized period of admission for agricultural workers to a maximum of three years, with potential for renewal.
- Defines the ‘covered period’ as starting from the bill’s enactment date and ending three years later.
- Specifies that eligible aliens must have worked at least two years in agriculture.
- Prohibits covered aliens from receiving certain federal and state public benefits while in the United States.
- Clarifies that the bill applies to agricultural labor or services as defined in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 4748
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To provide eligibility for certain aliens performing agricultural labor or services to apply for agricultural worker nonimmigrant status, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Agriculture Workforce Reform Act of 2025
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departs from the United States; or
was removed from the United States prior to the date of enactment of this Act under a ground described in subsection (b); and
During the covered period, the grounds of removability under paragraph (1)(A), (B), or (C), or paragraph (3) of section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227) shall not apply to a covered alien.
An alien seeking admission to the United States under this section, and an employer petitioning for such alien’s admission to the United States, shall each pay a fee in an amount determined appropriate by the Secretary of Labor, but not less than $2,500.
An employer of a covered alien shall be immune from prosecution under section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324A) with respect to the employment of such alien.
A covered alien shall be immune from prosecution under sections 275 and 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1325, 1326) for any conduct prior to the date on which the alien seeks admission to the United States under subsection (a)(2).
The period of authorized admission for an alien admitted under this section shall not exceed 3 years, and may be renewed for additional 3-year periods.
In this Act:
The term covered alien means an alien who—