U.S. Farmworker Protection Act

This bill would set a yearly limit on the H-2A program, which lets farm employers hire foreign workers for temporary agricultural jobs. The Secretary of Labor could not certify petitions covering more than 400,000 positions in a fiscal year. Positions that an employer says will be filled by workers represented by a bargaining representative would not count toward the limit. The bill defines a bargaining representative as a labor organization that represents farm employees, has filed certain reports with the Secretary of Labor, and has a collective bargaining agreement covering farm employees.

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Sponsors

• Pramila Jayapal Democrat sponsor
• 9 cosponsors