[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3848 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3848

To direct the Secretary of Labor to freeze the existing adverse effect 
 wage rate applicable to H-2A nonimmigrants through December 31, 2025.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 29, 2024

  Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Marshall, Mr. 
  Cornyn, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
Braun, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Scott of 
    Florida, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Rounds) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Labor to freeze the existing adverse effect 
 wage rate applicable to H-2A nonimmigrants through December 31, 2025.

    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 ``Supporting Farm Operations Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF EXISTING ADVERSE EFFECT WAGE RATE FOR H-2A 
              NONIMMIGRANTS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025.

    The Secretary of Labor shall ensure that the adverse effect wage 
rate required to be paid under section 655.120 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 31, 
2023, remains the adverse effect wage rate for such employees in that 
State through December 31, 2025.

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF JOB CLASSIFICATION.

    For the purposes of determining the wage required to be paid under 
section 2, the Secretary of Labor shall utilize a primary duties 
evaluation for such employees who may be performing more than 1 duty or 
task.
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