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Protect Local Farms Act (H.R. 240)

Referred to Committee
Introduced 1/7/2025•119th Congress•House
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

1/7/2025 • House

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.

Introduced in House • 1/7/2025

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Labor and Employment
Labor standardsState and local government operationsWages and earnings

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (4)

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Sponsor

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Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]

Republican • NY-24

Sponsored 1/7/2025

Cosponsors (3)

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Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]

R-NY-23

Joined 1/7/2025

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Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]

R-CA-1

Joined 1/7/2025

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Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]

R-NY-21

Joined 4/7/2025

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

January 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Introduced in House1/7/2025
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Committee

Education and Workforce Committee

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Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors3
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Sources and method

· Record updated Oct 22, 2026
  • Congress.govLibrary of Congress
    Status, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and text
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  • CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.gov
    Official summary
    Summary of the “Introduced in House” version, Jan 7, 2025 · Loaded Oct 22, 2026, 2:16 PM ET
  • USAspending.govU.S. Department of the Treasury
    Related Federal Spending section
  • FEC filingsFederal Election Commission
    Funding & Lobbying section
  • Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House
    Funding & Lobbying section

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