Farm Operations Support Act

Bill: 118-s-874
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2023-03-16
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Farm Operations Support Act </strong></p> <p>This bill freezes the minimum wage for H-2A (temporary agricultural workers) through December 31, 2023.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>(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.) </p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 874 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 16, 2023 Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Secretary of Labor to modify the implementation of the adverse effect wage rate for H–2A nonimmigrants.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farm Operations Support Act . 2. Modified implementation of adverse effect wage rate for H–2A nonimmigrants The Secretary of Labor shall ensure that the adverse effect wage rate required to be paid under section 655.1308 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, to nonimmigrants admitted under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) ), that was in effect in a State on December 1, 2022, remains the adverse effect wage rate for such employees in that State through December 31, 2023.