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H.R. 240 119th Congress House

Protect Local Farms Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for the preemption of certain State overtime laws for agricultural employees.

Introduced: January 7, 2025 Introduced by: Claudia Tenney Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Labor standardsState and local government operationsWages and earnings
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Jan 7, 2025
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Jan 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Local Farms Act

This bill provides that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) preempts any state law that establishes a maximum workweek (i.e., the maximum number of hours an employee is permitted to work without receiving overtime pay) of less than 60 hours for agricultural employees.

Under the FLSA, agricultural employees are generally exempt from federal overtime requirements. However, federal overtime requirements currently do not preempt state laws that provide greater protections to employees.

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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Apr 7, 2025
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LaMalfa, Doug
California · Jan 7, 2025
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Langworthy, Nicholas A.
New York · Jan 7, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 240: Protect Local Farms Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-240/
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"H.R. 240: Protect Local Farms Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-240/.
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H.R. 240, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-240/.
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