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S 874 118th Congress Senate Immigration

Farm Operations Support Act

Introduced: March 16, 2023 Introduced by: Ossoff, Jon Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farm Operations Support Act

This bill freezes the minimum wage for H-2A (temporary agricultural workers) through December 31, 2023.

Specifically, the adverse effect wage rate that was in effect in a state on December 1, 2022, shall remain in effect through December 31, 2023.

(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 March 16, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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