H.R. 5494
119th Congress
House
Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act
Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 18, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
3
Lobbying activity
94
- SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC
- FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.
- NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
- CAPITOL SOLUTIONS LLC (MD)
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- White House Office
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5494: Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5494/
"H.R. 5494: Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5494/.
H.R. 5494, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5494/.
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