H.R.7541

U.S. Farmworker Protection Act aims to safeguard U.S. farmworkers by imposing annual limits on the H–2A temporary worker program.

The U.S. Farmworker Protection Act seeks to protect U.S. farmworkers by establishing annual restrictions on the H–2A temporary worker program. The bill notes the significant growth of the H–2A program, which has seen a 40 percent increase in certified jobs from fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2024. The Act defines "bargaining representative" and limits the number of positions the Secretary of Labor can certify to 400,000 per fiscal year, excluding those filled by workers represented by a bargaining representative. This measure aims to prevent the displacement of U.S.