117 HR 8756 IH: Protect Local Farms Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-08-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8756IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 30, 2022Mr. Jacobs of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and LaborA BILLTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provided for the preemption of certain State overtime laws for agricultural employees.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protect Local Farms Act.

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Preemption of certain State overtime laws for agricultural employees

Section 18 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 218) is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking No provision of this Act or of any order thereunder and inserting Except as provided in subsection (c), no provision of this Act or of any order thereunder; and(2)by adding at the end the following:(c)The provisions of this Act shall preempt any State law that provides for a maximum workweek for employees employed in agriculture of less than 60 hours..