Summary of the "AG and Legal Workforce Act," HR 6417, introduced by Rep. Goodlatte (R-VA). This bill would replace the H-2A program with a newly created H-2C program and eliminate long-standing worker protections.
Summary of "Fairness for Farmworkers Act of 2018," S. 3131, introduced by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). This bill would provide farmworkers with basic minimum wage and overtime pay protections.
Farmworker Justice's analysis of H.R. 1387, introduced in March 2013 by Rep. Schroder (D-OR), to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from the “hot goods” provision.
This fact sheet explains the importance of the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) protection against “hot goods,” which makes it illegal to sell or transport goods produced in violation of FLSA’s minimum wage, overtime and child labor provisions.
Summary of "Better Agricultural Resources Now Act" (BARN) Act of 2015, H.R. 2588.
Summary of the “Agricultural Guestworker Act,” H.R. 4092, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), which would create the H-2C program, a new agricultural guestworker program that would strip away the limited protections currently found in the H-2A program.
This fact sheet provides an overview of the immigration reform needed for farmworkers and explains why reforms to expand the H-2A program and remove its modest protections are the wrong approach.
Summary of the “State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2017,” S. 1040, introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), with co-sponsor Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). The bill would allow individual states to create and sponsor temporary work visas in any occupation for foreign citizens.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), with co-sponsor Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), introduced the “Paperwork Reduction for Farmers Act,” S. 1578. The bill would expand the H-2A program to include year-round jobs and lessen important labor protections, including recruitment requirements for U.S. workers.
Summary of the “Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2017,” H.R. 2690/S. 1034, introduced by Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Sen. Feinstein (D-CA). The bill would establish an earned legalization program for undocumented farmworkers who have been consistently employed in U.S. agriculture and meet other requirements.