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Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2025
To direct the Secretary of Labor to modify the implementation of the adverse effect wage rate for H-2A nonimmigrants.
Summary
This bill freezes the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) for H-2A temporary agricultural workers at the levels in effect on December 31, 2023, through December 31, 2026, preventing wage rate increases during this period. The adverse effect wage rate is the minimum wage employers must pay H-2A workers to avoid negatively affecting domestic agricultural workers' wages. The bill also directs the Secretary of Labor to use a "primary duties evaluation" when determining wage requirements for H-2A workers who perform multiple types of tasks, basing the wage classification on their main job responsibilities rather than all duties performed.
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Sponsor (1)
14 cosponsors
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR)
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR)
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL)
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID)
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI)
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK)
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA)
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL)
Actions (2)
- Feb 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 26, 2025
Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Meuser, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Fulcher) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Labor to modify the implementation of the adverse effect wage rate for H-2A nonimmigrants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. MODIFIED IMPLEMENTATION OF ADVERSE EFFECT WAGE RATE FOR H-2A NONIMMIGRANTS.
The Secretary of Labor shall ensure that the adverse effect wage rate required to be paid under section 655.1308 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, to nonimmigrants admitted under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)), that was in effect in a State on December 31, 2023, remains the adverse effect wage rate for such employees in that State through December 31, 2026.
SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF JOB CLASSIFICATION.
For the purposes of determining the wage required to be paid referred to in section 2, the Secretary of Labor shall utilize a primary duties evaluation for such employees who may be performing more than one duty or task. <all>
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