HR 240 119th Congress House Labor and Employment Labor standards State and local government operations Wages and earnings

Protect Local Farms Act

Introduced: January 7, 2025 Introduced by: Tenney, Claudia Republican · New York See on congress.gov

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Jan 7, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Votes taken on this bill 9

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 2, 2015	Senate · vote #65	On the Motion to Table H.R. 240	Agreed To	58–31	See who voted →
Mar 2, 2015	Senate · vote #64	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 240	Rejected	47–43	See who voted →
Feb 27, 2015	Senate · vote #62	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 240	Passed	68–31	See who voted →
Feb 27, 2015	Senate · vote #59	On the Cloture Motion H.R. 240	Agreed To	68–31	See who voted →
Feb 25, 2015	Senate · vote #58	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 240	Agreed To	98–2	See who voted →
Feb 23, 2015	Senate · vote #57	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 240	Rejected	47–46	See who voted →
Feb 5, 2015	Senate · vote #53	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 240	Rejected	52–47	See who voted →
Feb 4, 2015	Senate · vote #52	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 240	Rejected	53–47	See who voted →
Feb 3, 2015	Senate · vote #51	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 240	Rejected	51–48	See who voted →

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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.

What's happening now January 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
for MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION · Minnesota · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, INC.
for NEW YORK FARM BUREAU INC · New York · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025

Cosponsors 3

Stefanik, Elise M.

New York · Apr 7, 2025

LaMalfa, Doug

California · Jan 7, 2025

Langworthy, Nicholas A.

New York · Jan 7, 2025

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APA

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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[H.R. 240: Protect Local Farms Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-240/)