U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 5494
Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Lloyd SmuckerR-PA-11
- Introduced
- September 18, 2025, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Immigration (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (10)
8 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Mark E. AmodeiR-NV-2
- Juan CiscomaniR-AZ-6
- Henry CuellarD-TX-28
- Donald G. DavisD-NC-1
- Andy HarrisR-MD-1
- Mike KellyR-PA-16
- Richard McCormickR-GA-7
- Maria Elvira SalazarR-FL-27
Signed on later
- Mike KennedyR-UT-3September 23, 2025
- Monica De La CruzR-TX-15January 20, 2026
Withdrew
- Thomas R. SuozziD-NY-3withdrew November 20, 2025