[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3308 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3308

 To direct the Secretary of Labor to modify the implementation of the 
            adverse effect wage rate for H-2A nonimmigrants.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2023

Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Bergman, Mr. 
Duncan, Ms. Mace, Mr. Huizenga, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Rouzer, Ms. Slotkin, 
  Ms. Scholten, Mr. Norman, Mr. Moolenaar, and Mr. Carter of Georgia) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Labor to modify the implementation of the 
            adverse effect wage rate for H-2A nonimmigrants.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Operations Support Act''.

SEC. 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.
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