Carlos A. Gimenez will support increasing employment-based visa programs such as H-1B, provided the increase does not take opportunities away from Americans.

Carlos A. Gimenez · Florida · Republican

policy impact 0.68 specificity 0.80 extraction confidence 94%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

I am supportive of an increase for employment-based visa programs such as H-1B as long as it doesn’t take away from Americans.

Gimenez committed to supporting increased employment-based visas, including H-1B, with protections for American workers.

Immigration | Congressman Carlos Gimenez
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Evidence

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I am supportive of an increase for employment-based visa programs such as H-1B as long as it doesn’t take away from Americans.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Gimenez’s official immigration issue page repeats the commitment language, establishing his stated position but not showing enactment.

unresolved unknown

Immigration | Congressman Carlos Gimenez
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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To modernize the process for the admission of H–2A workers, and for other purposes.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill metadata shows H.R. 9535 targets modernization of the H-2A employment visa program, relevant to the employment-based visa promise.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 9535 (IH) - Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr9535ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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SEC. 2. MODERNIZING THE H-2A VISA PROGRAM FOR NON-IMMIGRANT AGRICULTURAL LABOR.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text identifies the bill as an H-2A visa modernization measure, a concrete legislative vehicle but not enacted law.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 9535 Introduced in House - Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records H.R. 9535 as introduced and referred, indicating an attempt rather than completed delivery as of the available official record.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 9535 (IH) - Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr9535ih | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28) (Aug. 27, 2026)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the 2026-08-25 to 2026-09-23 lookback window, a congressional-action aggregator lists Gimenez as a cosponsor of H.R. 9535 on August 27, 2026. This is concrete effort but not enactment.

unresolved later_term A for effort

HR 9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 | Immigration Accountability Project
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-23 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. later_term A for effort

The verified commitment was to support increasing employment-based visa programs such as H-1B, with a condition that it not take opportunities from Americans. The verified evidence shows a later-term legislative effort connected to employment-related visas: H.R. 9535 concerned modernizing H-2A admissions and was introduced/referred, with Gimenez listed in connection with the bill on August 27, 2026. However, the verified passages do not establish that the bill was enacted or that it actually increased employment-based visa programs, so delivery or partial outcome credit is not proven. The evidence supports effort only.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 74%