LA HCR 77

enrolled

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.

Louisiana · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did LA HCR 77 pass?

Not yet law. LA HCR 77 has passed both chambers and is enrolled, awaiting executive action (signature or veto). Latest recorded action (2026-04-21): Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

What is LA HCR 77 about?

LA HCR 77 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors LA HCR 77?

Rhonda Butler is the primary sponsor of LA HCR 77, joined by 33 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-04-21 — Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Bill type: concurrent resolution
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-21
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
2026-05-18
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
enrolled
2026-05-18
Signed by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-13
Rules suspended.
2026-05-13
Read by title and concurred in by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays. Ordered returned to the House.
passage
2026-05-13
Received from the Senate without amendments.
receipt
2026-05-12
Reported favorably.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-06
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-05
Read by title, roll called on final consideration, yeas 93, nays 0. The resolution was adopted and ordered to the Senate.
passage
2026-05-05
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
reading-1
2026-04-29
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/05/2026.
2026-04-27
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
reading-3
2026-04-23
Reported favorably (12-0).
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-22
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development.
referral-committee
2026-04-21
Read by title. Lies over under the rules.

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Votes

FINAL CONSIDERATION (#849)
2026-05-05 · pass · 93-0
Member-level votes (105)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Edmonston: yes
- Mack: yes
- Adams: yes
- Egan: yes
- Marcelle: yes
- Amedee: yes
- Farnum: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Bacala: yes
- Firment: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Bagley: yes
- Fisher: yes
- McMahen: yes
- Beaullieu: yes
- Fontenot: yes
- McMakin: yes
- Berault: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Melerine: yes
- Billings: yes
- Gadberry: yes
- Mena: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Galle: yes
- Miller: yes
- Bourriaque: yes
- Geymann: yes
- Moore: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Glorioso: yes
- Murray: yes
- Boyer: yes
- Green: yes
- Muscarello: yes
- Brass: yes
- Hebert: yes
- Orgeron: yes
- Braud: yes
- Henry, C.: yes
- Owen: yes
- Broussard: yes
- Henry, D.: yes
- Phelps: yes
- Butler: yes
- Hilferty: yes
- Riser: yes
- Carlson: yes
- Horton: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Illg: yes
- Schamerhorn: yes
- Carrier: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Spell: yes
- Carter, R.: yes
- Johnson, M.: yes
- St. Blanc: yes
- Carter, W.: yes
- Johnson, T.: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Carver: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Chassion: yes
- Kerner: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Chenevert: yes
- Knox: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Coates: yes
- LaCombe: yes
- Turner: yes
- Crews: yes
- LaFleur: yes
- Walters: yes
- Deshotel: yes
- Landry, J.: yes
- Wilder: yes
- Dewitt: yes
- Landry, M.: yes
- Wiley: yes
- Dickerson: yes
- Landry, T.: yes
- Wright: yes
- Domangue: yes
- Larvadain: yes
- Wyble: yes
- Echols: yes
- Lyons: yes
- Zeringue: yes
- Bamburg: other
- Freiberg: other
- Stagni: other
- Bayham: other
- McFarland: other
- Ventrella: other
- Bryant: other
- Newell: other
- Villio: other
- Cox: other
- Schlegel: other
- Young: other
CO-AUTHORS (#836)
2026-05-13 · fail · 9-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Miller: yes
- Womack: yes
- Abraham: other
- Foil: other
- Mizell: other
- Allain: other
- Harris: other
- Morris: other
- Barrow: other
- Hensgens: other
- Myers: other
- Barthelemy: other
- Hodges: other
- Owen: other
- Boudreaux: other
- Jenkins: other
- Pressly: other
- Carter: other
- Kleinpeter: other
- Price: other
- Cloud: other
- Lambert: other
- Reese: other
- Connick: other
- Luneau: other
- Seabaugh: other
- Duplessis: other
- McMath: other
- Selders: other
- Fesi: other
- Miguez: other
- Stine: other
CONCUR (#835)
2026-05-13 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Mr. President: yes
- Fesi: yes
- Morris: yes
- Abraham: yes
- Foil: yes
- Myers: yes
- Allain: yes
- Harris: yes
- Owen: yes
- Barrow: yes
- Hensgens: yes
- Pressly: yes
- Barthelemy: yes
- Hodges: yes
- Price: yes
- Bass: yes
- Jackson-Andrews: yes
- Reese: yes
- Boudreaux: yes
- Jenkins: yes
- Seabaugh: yes
- Carter: yes
- Kleinpeter: yes
- Stine: yes
- Cathey: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Talbot: yes
- Cloud: yes
- Luneau: yes
- Wheat: yes
- Connick: yes
- McMath: yes
- Womack: yes
- Duplessis: yes
- Miguez: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Miller: yes
- Mizell: other
- Selders: other

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