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CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress, the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to take all necessary and appropriate actions to reclassify all job duties of the crawfish industry as agricultural labor services for purposes of the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program

Reported by CommitteeFiled Apr 20, 2026
Sponsor: Rhonda Butler (R)
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.

May 11, 2026

Summary

The concurrent resolution asks Congress, the President, the Labor and Homeland Security departments, and Louisiana’s congressional delegation to change the federal classification of crawfish industry work so it can be covered by the H‑2A temporary agricultural worker program. It seeks to ease seasonal labor shortages that threaten a key part of the state’s economy and cultural heritage. The measure does not create new law; it simply memorializes the request.

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