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DemocratBill · H.R. 7541· House(119-HR-7541)

U.S. Farmworker Protection Act

Rep. Jayapal
Age: 61 years
Washington
Introduced
2/12/2026
Last activity
2/12/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsored by
Pramila Jayapal
Cosponsors
Democrat - 9Republican - 0
Immigration
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The U.S. Farmworker Protection Act aims to protect United States workers by establishing annual limits on the H-2A temporary worker program. It proposes that the Secretary of Labor cannot certify more than 400,000 positions per fiscal year. However, positions filled by workers represented by a bargaining representative would not count toward this total limit. The bill defines a bargaining representative as a specific type of labor organization that represents agricultural employees and has filed certain forms with the Secretary of Labor. This legislation responds to the significant growth of the H-2A program over recent years.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Would union members be better off under this?+6

    The bill provides a regulatory advantage to agricultural workers represented by labor organizations.

  • Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise?+5

    The bill excludes positions filled by workers with bargaining representatives from the H-2A cap, thereby incentivizing unionization in the agricultural sector.

  • Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+3

    The bill aims to prevent the depression of wages for domestic farmworkers by limiting the supply of temporary labor.

The opposite

  • Would immigrants be better off under this?-5

    The bill restricts the number of H-2A visas available to foreign agricultural workers.