position · 2026
Move H-2A visa administration to the Agriculture Department
Rick Allen sponsored the BARN Act in the 117th Congress and says he sponsored it in earlier Congresses. The bill would transfer administration of the H-2A visa program from the Labor Department to the Agriculture Department. Allen argues that USDA better understands the food supply chain and its time-sensitive needs, and that the transfer could reduce application delays affecting agricultural producers.
Context: The proposal is contingent on passage; the source describes sponsorship in the 117th Congress and earlier Congresses.
In their own words
This legislation, if passed, would drastically improve our food supply chain by moving administration of the H-2A visa program from the Department of Labor to the Department of Agriculture.
The source
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Retrieved: 11/11/2026