# 119-s-5304: Fairness for Farm Workers Act

119-s-5304, Fairness for Farm Workers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5304
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fairness for Farm Workers Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**This bill would extend the protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act to agricultural workers** and update other federal laws so those protections apply consistently across statutes. - Farm workers would gain the labor protections that the Fair Labor Standards Act provides to other workers. - Farm employers would need to follow the Fair Labor Standards Act rules that apply to agricultural labor. - Federal statutes and program rules cited in the bill would be revised to conform with the change in FLSA coverage.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More protections and overtime for farmworkers: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would extend federal wage protections to many more agricultural workers and require overtime pay. You would no longer be excluded by several farmwork exemptions: paragraphs 13(b)(12)–(16) would be repealed (effective Jan 1, 2027 for employers with more than 25 employees and Ja…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2377: EACH Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-5304 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5304)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2377: EACH Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2377)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5304 (as of 2026-10-24).