Fairness for Farm Workers Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10273 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10273 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 3, 2026 Mrs. Grijalva introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for Farm Workers Act''. SEC. 2. REDRESSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AGRICULTURAL WORKERS UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938. (a) Ending Discrimination With Respect to Overtime Hours Requirements.--Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), beginning on January 1, 2027, no employer shall employ any employee employed in agriculture (who in any workweek is engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, or is employed in an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce) for a workweek that is longer than the hours specified under subparagraph (B), unless such employee receives compensation for employment in excess of the hours specified in such subparagraph at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which the employee is employed. ``(B) The hours specified in this subparagraph are, subject to subparagraph (C), as follows: ``(i) Beginning on Janua