Agriculture Workforce Reform Act of 2025

Sponsor: Derrick Van Orden (Republican-WI)July 23, 2025

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

New bill would let some farmworkers apply for temporary legal status.

This bill would create a temporary way for certain farmworkers to get legal status for agricultural jobs. It would protect these workers and their employers from some immigration rules, but both would pay a fee. This changes current rules where such workers generally cannot get legal status.

What Would Change

Today, farmworkers who are in the U.S. without permission or have been sent away generally cannot get temporary legal worker status, and both they and their employers face legal risks. If this bill passes, certain farmworkers who meet specific work history requirements would be able to apply for a temporary legal status, and both they and their employers would be protected from certain legal actions, provided they pay a fee of at least $2,500 each.

Key Provisions

Lets certain farmworkers apply for a new temporary legal status for agricultural work.
Blocks certain immigration rules that would normally prevent these workers from entering or staying in the U.S.
Protects qualifying farmworkers and their employers from certain legal actions related to past immigration status or employment.
Requires both the worker and their employer to pay a fee of at least $2,500 each.
Allows approved workers to stay for up to 3 years, with renewals possible for additional 3-year periods.
Only applies to workers who did farm work for at least two years since January 1, 2021, and did not unlawfully receive public benefits.

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Agriculture Workforce Reform Act of 2025

What Would Change

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