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Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

HCR 77: 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 pass the H-2B Certified Seasonal Employer Designation and reclassify all job duties of the crawfish industry as agricultural labor services for purposes of the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program.

Passed both chambers 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 77 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Louisiana House on April 21, 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 pass the H-2B Certified Seasonal Employer Designation and 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 33 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 21, 2026): Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 26

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rhonda ButlerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Robert AllainCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Beryl AmedéeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Larry BagleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Adam BassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Doyle BoudreauxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Delisha BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse102
Jacob BraudCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse105
Reese "Skip" BroussardCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Stewart CatheyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Tehmi ChassionCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Kim CoatesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Jason DeWittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Michael EcholsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Rick EdmondsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Peter EganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Mike FésiCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Adrian FisherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse16
Troy HebertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Kellee HennessyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Cameron HenryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Dodie HortonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Katrina Jackson-AndrewsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Travis JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Dustin MillerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Greg MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Paul SawyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Rodney SchamerhornCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Kirk TalbotCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Joy WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
Bill WheatCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Glen WomackCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
John WybleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Jerome ZeringueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52

“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. Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
  2. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  4. Rules suspended.
  5. Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
  6. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  7. Reported favorably.
  8. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
  9. Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 93, nays 0. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.
  10. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
  11. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.
  12. Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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