H.J.Res. 154In committeeJobs & the economy
House moves to repeal DOL's H-2A farmworker wage rule
Data as of July 11, 2026
Congress is voting to cancel a 2025 Labor Department rule that set minimum pay rates for temporary foreign farmworkers on H-2A visas.45-second read · 4 questions answered below
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What does this do?
This resolution would cancel a Department of Labor rule from October 2025 that set a minimum hourly wage for H-2A temporary foreign farmworkers in non-ranch jobs like crop harvesting. That minimum wage, called the Adverse Effect Wage Rate, was designed to keep H-2A hiring from lowering pay for American farmworkers. If the resolution passes, the rule would be erased and treated as if it never took effect.
Who does it affect?
This primarily affects agricultural employers who hire H-2A temporary workers, the foreign workers themselves, and American farmworkers in similar jobs whose wages were protected by the canceled rule.
Why does it matter?
Without the rule, there would be no longer a federally set method for calculating the minimum wage H-2A employers must pay. American farmworkers doing similar work would lose the wage floor that was meant to protect their pay from being undercut.
Where does it stand?
- Introduced
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- House vote
- Senate
- President's desk
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Official title
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate.
- Introduced:
- March 26, 2026
- Latest action:
- March 26, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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