House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act

H.R. 3734Introduced May 25, 2023Policy area: Immigration

Where it went

IntroducedMay 25, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 25, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3734.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMUCKER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 89, May 25, 2023, Page H2641):
Articel 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States. The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a H-2C nonimmigrant visa program.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 25, 2023 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of February 4, 2025). 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

4 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 4 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Maria Salazar (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Smucker.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-11 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.