# 119-hr-1624: Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2025

119-hr-1624, Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1624
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Freeze the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR)** for H-2A farmworkers in each State at the December 31, 2023 level through December 31, 2026. It would also require wages to be set by a primary duties evaluation when workers perform multiple tasks. - H-2A workers: May face slower wage growth because the AEWR is fixed at each State's 12/31/2023 rate through 12/31/2026, which could affect pay for seasonal agricultural workers. - Farm employers: Would not see AEWR increases during the freeze, limiting expected labor cost growth and changing how wages are determined when employees perform several duties.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- H-2A farm wages frozen through 2026: mixed, medium. This bill would keep each State’s required wage for H-2A farm workers at its December 31, 2023 level through December 31, 2026. Each State would use the rate that applied there on that date. If you do more than one task, the Labor Department would use your main job to set the required wage. This co…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1624 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1624)

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- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1624 (as of 2025-12-21).