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119th CongressH. R. 240

Introduced in House

Protect Local Farms Act

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →

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

SEC. 2. PREEMPTION OF CERTAIN STATE OVERTIME LAWS FOR AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEESTrack this section →

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..

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