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HR 3194 117th Congress House Labor and Employment

Fairness for Farm Workers Act

Introduced: May 13, 2021 See on congress.gov
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May 13, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 13, 2021
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Fairness for Farm Workers Act

This bill extends overtime pay protections to agricultural workers.

The bill requires employers, beginning in 2022, to compensate agricultural workers for hours worked in excess of their regular hours (i.e., 55 hours in 2022, 50 hours in 2023, 45 hours in 2024, and 40 hours in 2025) at not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the overtime pay requirements begin in 2025. These overtime pay requirements do not apply, as under current law, to employees who are the parent, spouse, child, or other member of the employer's immediate family.

The bill also repeals the exemption from overtime pay requirements for employers in various agriculture-related industries, including certain small farms, irrigation projects, sugar processing, and cotton ginning and compressing.

What's happening now May 13, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Cosponsors 57
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 28, 2022
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Sep 22, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Sep 22, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Sep 22, 2021
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 21, 2021
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 21, 2021
Demings, Val
· Jul 21, 2021
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Levin, Mike
California · Jul 21, 2021
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jul 21, 2021
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 21, 2021
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 13, 2021
Bass, Karen
· May 13, 2021
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Brownley, Julia
California · May 13, 2021
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 13, 2021
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 13, 2021
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Chu, Judy
California · May 13, 2021
Cicilline, David
· May 13, 2021
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 13, 2021
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Correa, J. Luis
California · May 13, 2021
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 13, 2021
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · May 13, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· May 13, 2021
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 13, 2021
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 13, 2021
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · May 13, 2021
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 13, 2021
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · May 13, 2021
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 13, 2021
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Huffman, Jared
California · May 13, 2021
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 13, 2021
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 13, 2021
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Khanna, Ro
California · May 13, 2021
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Lieu, Ted
California · May 13, 2021
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 13, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· May 13, 2021
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 13, 2021
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 13, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 13, 2021
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · May 13, 2021
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 13, 2021
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 13, 2021
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 13, 2021
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 13, 2021
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 13, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· May 13, 2021
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 13, 2021
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 13, 2021
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 13, 2021
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Sherman, Brad
California · May 13, 2021
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Soto, Darren
Florida · May 13, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3194: Fairness for Farm Workers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3194/
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"H.R. 3194: Fairness for Farm Workers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3194/.
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H.R. 3194, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3194/.
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