H.R. 9312

Summary

H.R. 9312, the To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Jun 15, 2026 by Rep. Troy Carter (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 9312 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 9312 IH: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9312  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 15, 2026   Mr. Carter of Louisiana  (for himself,  Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , and  Mr. Fields ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.
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Inclusion of crawfish processing as agricultural labor or services
Section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H) ) is amended by striking  and the pressing of apples for cider on a farm  and inserting  the pressing of apples for cider on a farm, and the processing of crawfish (including washing, sorting, grading, whole-boiling, peeling, and transporting) .

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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Troy Carter (D) sponsors H.R. 9312, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Troy Carter

Rep. · D–LA-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 15, 2026

Cleo Fields

Rep. · D–LA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 15, 2026 · Original

Clay Higgins

Rep. · R–LA-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 15, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 9312 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jun 15, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9312 has taken 2 actions since Jun 15, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9312 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9312 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9312 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9312’s is Immigration.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9312, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 100 (Monday, June 15, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER of Louisiana:H.R. 9312.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H4118]

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