CONGRESS: Urges and requests the United States Congress, the United States Department of Labor, and the United States Department of Homeland Security to authorize Louisiana to establish a pilot program allowing the state to administer and regulate the H-2B temporary worker visa programs for horticulture and landscaping, sugar processing, and seafood processing industries

This bill is a request from the Louisiana Legislature asking the U.S. federal government to allow the state to run a pilot program for managing temporary foreign worker visas. It specifically targets the H-2B visa program, which is used for non-agricultural seasonal jobs, to cover industries like horticulture, sugar processing, and seafood processing in Louisiana. The resolution argues that the current federal system is too slow and complex for these specific seasonal needs and that state-level administration would better align with local harvest schedules while maintaining federal labor protections. If approved, this pilot program would give Louisiana the authority to handle worker certification and placement directly, with the goal of creating a model that other states could eventually adopt.