119th Congress
H.R. 5494
Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Lloyd Smucker(R-PA)
- Introduced
- Sep 18, 2025
- Policy area
- Immigration
- Committees
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; House Committee on the Judiciary; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (11)
Original cosponsors (9)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)
- Mark E. Amodei (R-NV)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY)
Added later (2)
- Mike Kennedy (R-UT) · Sep 23, 2025
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) · Jan 20, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes.
Latest action(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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Sep 18, 2025 · House
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. - Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in House