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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

HCR 65: CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress, the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to take all necessary and appropriate actions to reclassify all job duties of the crawfish industry as agricultural labor services for purposes of the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HCR 65 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Louisiana House on April 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress, the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to take all necessary and appropriate actions to reclassify all job duties of the crawfish industry as agricultural labor services for purposes of the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program. Primary sponsor: Rhonda Butler (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 11, 2026): Read by title, returned to the calendar.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rhonda ButlerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read by title, returned to the calendar.
  2. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/11/2026.
  3. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
  4. Reported favorably (13-0).
  5. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
  6. Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source