WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has joined a legislative effort to stabilize agricultural labor costs by providing farmers with greater certainty and clarity when forecasting labor costs as they plan for future growing seasons.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Farmworker Access and Retention Modernization (FARM) Stability Act (S.4249) (https://www.hydesmith.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2026-03/S4249%20FARM%20Stability%20Act.pdf), which was introduced by U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) last week. The measure would codify the Trump Administration's Interim Final Rule from the U.S. Department of Labor to amend the H-2A Temporary Agricultural W...