Bill Details
HR.1624 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-26 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Date
2025-02-26
Policy Area
Immigration
Committees
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Cosponsors
View cosponsors (14)
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-Michigan-1]
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-Oregon-2]
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-Arkansas-1]
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-Florida-11]
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-Michigan-4]
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-Pennsylvania-9]
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-Michigan-3]
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-Oklahoma-3]
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-Washington-4]
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-Illinois-16]
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-Idaho-1]
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-Michigan-7]
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-New York-19]
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-Florida-18]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would tell the Labor Department to keep the H-2A farm worker wage rate at the level that was in place in each state on December 31, 2023, and hold that rate steady through December 31, 2026. H-2A workers are temporary foreign farm workers used by U.S. agricultural employers when they cannot find enough local workers. The bill also says that when deciding the correct wage for a worker who does more than one job, the department should focus on that worker’s main duties rather than every small task they may perform.
- It would freeze the required H-2A wage rate in each state at the December 31, 2023 level for three years.
- The wage freeze would apply through December 31, 2026.
- For workers with more than one task, the Labor Department would use a “primary duties” test to decide the wage.
- The bill is meant to affect farm operations that rely on H-2A workers and may help reduce sudden wage increases.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1624 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1624
To direct the Secretary of Labor to modify the implementation of the
adverse effect wage rate for H-2A nonimmigrants.
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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
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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.
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