U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10273: Fairness for Farm Workers Act
Status: In committee, September 3, 2026
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 3, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Farm Workers Act . SECTION 2. Redressing discrimination against agricultural workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (a) Ending discrimination with respect to overtime hours requirements Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 207 ) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), beginning on January 1, 2027, no employer shall employ any employee employed in agriculture (who in any workweek is engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, or is employed in an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce) for a workweek that is longer than the hours specified under subparagraph (B), unless such employee receives compensation for employment in excess of the hours specified in such subparagraph at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate at which the employee is employed. (B) The hours specified in this subparagraph are, subject to subparagraph (C), as follows: (i) Beginning on January 1, 2027, fifty-five hours in any …
Sponsors
- Adelita Grijalva (D, HD-007) · primary sponsor
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Frederica Wilson (D, HD-FL-24)
- Maxine Waters (D)
- Ro Khanna (D)
- Christopher Deluzio (D, HD-PA-17)
- Pramila Jayapal (D, HD-007)
- Henry Johnson (D, HD-004)
- Janice Schakowsky (D, HD-009)
- Mark Takano (D)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D, HD-014)
- Zoe Lofgren (D)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB10273?
- HB10273 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Fairness for Farm Workers Act.
- What does HB10273 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10273?
- In committee as of September 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (September 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10273?
- Adelita Grijalva (D, HD-007), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10273?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10273
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