HB 3142 — Exempts employers of noncitizens in agricultural labor who are not eligible for unemployment insurance benefits from liability for contributions related to that labor.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
Digest: The Act would make it so that employers do not have to pay unemployment taxes on the wages of noncitizens who work here on H-2A visas. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). Exempts employers of noncitizens in agricultural labor who are not eligible for unemployment insurance benefits from liability for contributions related to that labor. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Breese-Iverson, Vikki (R, OR-59) — sponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — sponsor
- Elmer, Lucetta (R, OR-24) — cosponsor
- Scharf, Anna (R, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Boice, Court (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
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Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Boice, Court | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Elmer, Lucetta | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Scharf, Anna | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Breese-Iverson, Vikki | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Levy, Bobby | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breese-Iverson, Vikki (R, state_lower OR-59) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Boice, Court (R, state_lower OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Elmer, Lucetta (R, state_lower OR-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Scharf, Anna (R, state_lower OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Boice, Court (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Elmer, Lucetta (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Breese-Iverson, Vikki (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Levy, Bobby (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Scharf, Anna (cosponsor) · sponsorship