119th Congress
H.R. 240
Protect Local Farms Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Claudia Tenney(R-NY)
- Introduced
- Jan 7, 2025
- Policy area
- Labor and Employment
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (3)
Original cosponsors (2)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
- L000578
Added later (1)
- Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY) · Apr 7, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 7, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. - Jan 7, 2025
Introduced in House