WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Sen. John Boozman issued the following press release:
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) joined Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) in introducing legislation to stabilize agriculture labor costs by providing farmers greater certainty and clarity when forecasting this critical operating expense as they plan for future growing seasons.
The Farmworker Access and Retention Modernization (FARM) Stability Act would codify the Trump administration's interim regulation by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to amend the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker program Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) determining methodology.
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