# 119-hr-6847: Fair Wages for Farmworkers Act

119-hr-6847, Fair Wages for Farmworkers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6847
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fair Wages for Farmworkers Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Tie H-2A wages to state-level wage data.** This bill would require the Labor Department to use the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey to set the adverse effect wage rate for H-2A farmworkers and let the Department of Homeland Security begin petition processing while Labor finishes its certification review.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Changes to farmworker wages and visas: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would require Labor to use State BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) data to calculate the adverse effect wage rate for H-2A farmworkers. This would change the wage floor employers must pay H-2A workers and, depending on state estimates, would raise or lower…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6847 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6847)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6847 (as of 2026-04-21).