Bracero Program 2.0 Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4367 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4367 To reform the H-2A worker program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2025 Ms. De La Cruz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reform the H-2A worker program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bracero Program 2.0 Act''. SEC. 2. REFORMS TO EMPLOYER PROCESSES UNDER H-2A PROGRAM. (a) Establishment of Portal.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall establish and implement an online portal for use by employers to-- (1) file a petition to import an alien as an H-2A worker (as such term is defined in section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188)); and (2) post a job on an electronic job registry, which posting shall satisfy any requirement to advertise a job. (b) Portal Requirements for Petitions.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that a petition filed using the portal established under this subsection-- (1) may be processed simultaneously by the Secretary, the Secretary of Labor, and a State Workforce Agency; and (2) may reflect staggered labor needs and staggered date of entry needs of the employer in a single petition. SEC. 3. H-2A WAGE REFORM; PERIOD OF AUTHORIZED ADMISSION. Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (i) as subsections (j) through (l), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the follo