# 117-hr-8756: Protect Local Farms Act

117-hr-8756, Protect Local Farms Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8756
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protect Local Farms Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-08-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect Local Farms Act This bill preempts state laws that provide for a maximum workweek of less than 60 hours for agricultural employees. Under federal law, agricultural employees are generally exempt from maximum hours (i.e., overtime) requirements.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2022-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sempolinski, Joseph [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8756 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8756)

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- [117-hconres-33: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hconres-33)
- [117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-619)
- [117-hjres-11: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-11)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8756 (as of 2025-11-18).