Protect Local Farms Act
Latest action · Jan 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 7, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 7, 2025 to Apr 7, 2025, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Jan 7, 2025 |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Original | Jan 7, 2025 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Apr 7, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 7, 2025Introduced in House
- Jan 7, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 7, 2025Introduced in House
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