H–2A Reform Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9101
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
Introduced: 2022-09-30
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>H-2A Reform Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Labor to set the adverse effect wage rate applicable to certain temporary foreign workers at an amount equal to 125% of the federal minimum wage minus the value of any other benefit provided to the foreign worker.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9101 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2022 Mrs. Fischbach introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Secretary of Labor to establish that the adverse effect wage rate shall be 125 percent of a certain minimum wage, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the H–2A Reform Act of 2022 . 2. Reforming admission of temporary H–2A workers (a) Wage reform Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue such regulations necessary to establish that the adverse effect wage rate shall be the difference of— (1) the amount that is 125 percent of the Federal minimum wage required by the Fair Labor Standards Act; and (2) the value of any other benefit provided to the alien. (b) Codification of wage reform Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (i), by adding at the end the following: (3) The term adverse effect wage rate means the difference of— (A) the amount that is 125 percent of the Federal minimum wage required by the Fair Labor Standards Act; and (B) the value of any other benefit provided to the alien. ; (2) by adding at the end the following: (j) Clarification of adversely affect The Secretary of Labor shall ensure that an H–2A worker do not adversely affect the wage of a United States worker by ensuring that the H–2A worker is paid the adverse effect wage rate. . (c) Temporary nature Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) ) is amended by striking of a temporary or seasonal nature, .