House Agriculture Chair Introduces Controversial Farm Labor Bill
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Lawmakers hope the bill will help farmers facing a labor crisis, but farmworker groups say it will make it impossible for workers to afford basic necessities.

June 30, 2026 – House Agriculture Chairman G.T. Thompson (R-Pennsylvania) introduced a bill today that would transform the country’s agricultural guestworker program, allowing migrants to work year-round on H-2A visas while significantly lowering costs for farmers and wages for workers. The bill, called the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act of 2026 (SAWA), writes into law several […]

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