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HR 5887 117th Congress House Immigration

Keep Food Local and Affordable Act of 2021

Introduced: November 4, 2021 Introduced by: Steube, W. Gregory Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Nov 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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Keep Food Local and Affordable Act of 2021

This bill freezes the minimum wage for H-2A (temporary agricultural workers) in certain states through December 31, 2022.

Specifically, the bill prohibits an increase to the adverse effect wage rate for H-2A workers in any state (1) that had an unemployment rate of not more than 5% in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' August 2021 report; or (2) where the food price index, according to bureau reports, increased by more than 3% between December 2020 and September 2021 and the governor requests a freeze to the adverse effect wage rate.

(Generally, the minimum wage for an H-2A worker is the highest of the adverse effect wage rate, the prevailing hourly wage or piece rate, the federal minimum wage, or the applicable state minimum wage.)

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Republican 15
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Feb 1, 2022
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Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Feb 1, 2022
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Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Dec 23, 2021
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Nov 18, 2021
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Franklin, Scott
Florida · Nov 17, 2021
Palazzo, Steven
· Nov 17, 2021
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Nov 4, 2021
Bishop, Dan
· Nov 4, 2021
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Cammack, Kat
Florida · Nov 4, 2021
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Nov 4, 2021
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Nov 4, 2021
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Nov 4, 2021
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Nov 4, 2021
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Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Nov 4, 2021
Posey, Bill
· Nov 4, 2021
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Nov 4, 2021
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Nov 4, 2021
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Nov 4, 2021
UPTON, FRED
· Nov 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5887: Keep Food Local and Affordable Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5887/
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