I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2915 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to report on the 
H–2A program. 
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 
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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Farm Workforce Sup-
port 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 Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit a report 
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to certain Congressional committees on the H–2A pro-
gram, 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 increas-
ing 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 abil-
ity 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 condi-
tion 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 ‘‘Amer-
ican employer’’ means an individual, company, or or-
ganization that hires another individual and pays 
such individual a salary or wage, in the United 
States. 
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(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 em-
ployed in the United States. 
(4) GUEST WORKER.—The term ‘‘guest work-
er’’ means a worker who is a nonimmigrant de-
scribed in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)). 
(5) H–2A PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘H–2A pro-
gram’’ means the admission of nonimmigrants de-
scribed in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immi-
gration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)). 
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