Ensure a stable, reliable, and legal agriculture workforce.

Dan Newhouse · Washington · Republican

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.84 extraction confidence 94%

Occurrences

I also remain steadfast in my commitment to ensure a stable, reliable, and legal agriculture workforce.

The candidate commits to supporting a legal and reliable agricultural workforce.

Immigration and the Southern Border | Congressman Dan Newhouse
primary · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

Newhouse's official agriculture issues page says he has 'sponsored legislation' that 'ensures a stable, reliable, and legal agriculture workforce.'

Official congressional issue page restates the workforce promise and frames it as an active legislative goal, not a completed policy outcome.

partial same_term A for effort

Agriculture | Congressman Dan Newhouse
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

GovInfo records that Newhouse cosponsored the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025, introduced in the House on May 7, 2025, to provide terms for agricultural nonimmigrant workers and referred it to committee.

Newhouse advanced a concrete legislative proposal aimed at creating a legal agricultural workforce, but the bill was only introduced and referred, not enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 3227 (IH) - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

Newhouse said reintroducing the bill was necessary to enact 'long-term, durable reforms' to agriculture guest worker programs and establish a 'strong, legal immigration workforce' for agricultural producers.

Official campaign-style messaging shows ongoing pursuit of the workforce fix, but it is still framed as future legislation to be enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

Newhouse, Bipartisan Coalition Introduce Farm Workforce Modernization Act
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 94%

The House passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act on March 18, 2021 by a 247-174 vote.

Newhouse helped advance the policy in the House, but House passage alone did not complete the promise because it still required Senate approval and enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 93 | H.R. 1603 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

The House passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act on December 11, 2019 by a 260-165 vote.

Earlier House passage shows Newhouse's effort to move the agriculture workforce bill forward, but the action still fell short of delivering a final legal framework.

partial same_term A for effort

Roll Call 674 | H.R. 5038 | Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

I am proud to have sponsored legislation that puts farmers first, boosts our local economies, and ensures a stable, reliable, and legal agriculture workforce.

The official issue page still frames the workforce promise as an ongoing legislative claim rather than a completed policy outcome, so it supports an unresolved assessment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Agriculture | Congressman Dan Newhouse
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 94%

The Farm Workforce Modernization Act puts farmers first, boosts our local economies, and ensures a stable, reliable, and legal agriculture workforce while helping secure our border.

The accomplishments page continues to describe the Farm Workforce Modernization Act as an effort that would ensure a legal and reliable workforce, but it does not show enacted delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Accomplishments | Congressman Dan Newhouse
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 92%

Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Costa, Mr. Valadao, and Mr. Gray) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, and Financial Services...

The 2025 reintroduction shows concrete legislative effort by Newhouse, but the bill status is introduction and referral only, not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 3227 (IH) - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Newhouse made repeated, material legislative efforts toward the promise, including sponsoring or cosponsoring Farm Workforce Modernization Act versions and helping advance House-passed bills in 2019 and 2021, plus a 2025 reintroduction. However, the evidence does not show enactment of a final federal legal framework that actually ensured a stable, reliable, and legal agricultural workforce. Because the promised policy outcome was not delivered despite serious legislative effort, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

never unknown A for effort

Newhouse repeatedly pursued legislation aimed at creating a stable, reliable, legal agricultural workforce, including sponsoring or cosponsoring Farm Workforce Modernization Act versions and helping advance House-passed bills in 2019 and 2021. However, the cited evidence shows these efforts were introduced, referred, or passed only by the House and did not become enacted law establishing the promised workforce framework. Because there was a serious legislative attempt but the promised policy outcome was not delivered, the appropriate outcome is never with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%