[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1624 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1624

 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

                           February 26, 2025

 Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Crawford, Mr. 
Webster of Florida, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Meuser, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Lucas, 
  Mr. Newhouse, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Fulcher) 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 ``Supporting Farm Operations Act of 
2025''.

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 31, 
2023, remains the adverse effect wage rate for such employees in that 
State through December 31, 2026.

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF JOB CLASSIFICATION.

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