House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019

H.R. 5038Introduced Nov 12, 2019Policy area: Immigration

Sponsor: Rep. Zoe Lofgren D-CA

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 12, 2019
Committee actionNov 21, 2019
Passed HouseDec 11, 2019 · 260–165
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 12, 2019 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5038.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-328 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on December 9, 2019.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 9, 2019 ↗
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H.R. 5038, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LOFGREN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 180, November 12, 2019, Page H8784):
Article I, Section 8, clause 4 provides Congress with the power to establish a ``uniform rule of Naturalization.''
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 12, 2019 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5038, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

62 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 37 Democrats, 1 independent

25 of 62 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Mark Amodei (R-NV), James Baird (R-IN), Karen Bass (D-CA), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Tj Cox (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), John Garamendi (D-CA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Josh Harder (D-CA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Peter King (R-NY), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Al Lawson (D-FL) and 32 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-19 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.