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HR 526 105th Congress House Labor and Employment Agricultural labor Agriculture and Food Canals Infrastructure Irrigation Irrigation districts Overtime Reservoirs Transportation and Public Works Water Resources Development Waterways

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to adjust the maximum hour exemption for agricultural employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 4, 1997 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Feb 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Feb 4, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 4, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to specify that the maximum hour (overtime) exemption for agricultural employees applies to irrigation districts (water delivery organizations) which supply 75 percent or more of their water for agricultural purpose. (Currently such organizations are required to supply 100 percent of their water for agricultural purposes in order to qualify for the overtime exemption.)

What's happening now February 21, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 526: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to adjust the maximum hour exemption for agricultural employees, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-526/
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H.R. 526, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-526/.
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