Protect Local Farms Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 7, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedJan 7, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 75 words.
Protect Local Farms Act This bill provides that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) preempts any state law that establishes a maximum workweek (i.e., the maximum number of hours an employee is permitted to work without receiving overtime pay) of less than 60 hours for agricultural employees. Under the FLSA, agricultural employees are generally exempt from federal overtime requirements. However, federal overtime requirements currently do not preempt state laws that provide greater protections to employees.
Context
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
- Policy area
- Labor and Employment: 17 of 2,258 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.8%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 187 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 114 words
- Subjects
- Labor standardsState and local government operationsWages and earnings
- Latest action
- Jan 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]