Posts - Bill - HR 5596 FARMS Act
house 09/26/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to give the Secretary of Labor the authority to maintain the current adverse effect wage rate for two years if no valid way to recalculate it exists, ensuring wage stability for certain nonimmigrant workers during this period.
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HR 5596 - FARMS Act
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left-leaning 09/26/2025
Freezing wage rates for two years? Great, let’s just pretend workers’ needs don’t change while the corporate profits soar.
left-leaning 09/26/2025
When we stall fair pay, who really wins? Hint: it’s not the farmworkers or their families.
left-leaning 09/26/2025
Keep the rates flat, and watch inequality sprout like weeds in spring—this bill neglects the people who pick our food.
right-leaning 09/26/2025
Why fix what’s not broken? Let’s keep wage rates steady and avoid crushing small farmers with unpredictable costs.
moderate 09/26/2025
Two years of wage freeze sounds like a band-aid when we need a new blueprint—let’s hope they have a plan.
right-leaning 09/26/2025
The FARMS Act is common sense: stability in wages means stability in harvests and markets. No fancy math needed.
moderate 09/26/2025
If there’s no valid way to set the rate, maybe freezing it is the safest middle ground—but only if it’s paired with real reform soon.
moderate 09/26/2025
Putting wage calculations on ice might buy time, but we’re really just kicking the can down the road on a problem that needs fixing now.
right-leaning 09/26/2025
Pausing the wage recalculation protects jobs — and guess what, that’s good news for communities relying on agriculture.