House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act

H.R. 5494Introduced Sep 18, 2025Policy area: Immigration

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Lloyd Smucker R-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedSep 18, 2025
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Latest action: Sep 18, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. 5494.

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. 171, No. 153, September 18, 2025, Page H4457):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution
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H.R. 5494, 119th Congress
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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

10 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 10 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Mark Amodei (R-NV), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Donald Davis (D-NC), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Maria Salazar (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th 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 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.