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HR 4835 111th Congress House

To allow an employer to pay an H-2A worker the Federal minimum wage or the prevailing wage in a case where the employer pays either wage to United States citizens similarly employed.

Introduced: April 14, 2010 See on congress.gov
Immigration Foreign laborMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborTemporary and part-time employmentVisas and passportsWages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Mar 12, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 12, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 26, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to state that an employer who pays a U.S. worker the federal minimum wage or the prevailing wage shall not be required to pay an H-2A visa worker (temporary agricultural worker) similarly employed more than such wage.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 29, 2010
Shuler, Heath
· Apr 29, 2010
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Apr 14, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4835: To allow an employer to pay an H-2A worker the Federal minimum wage or the prevailing wage in a case where the employer pays either wage to United States citizens similarly employed.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4835/
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"H.R. 4835: To allow an employer to pay an H-2A worker the Federal minimum wage or the prevailing wage in a case where the employer pays either wage to United States citizens similarly employed.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4835/.
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H.R. 4835, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4835/.
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[H.R. 4835: To allow an employer to pay an H-2A worker the Federal minimum wage or the prevailing wage in a case where the employer pays either wage to United States citizens similarly employed.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4835/)
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