,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bi1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,budd1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,marshall1  
,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,scott 
of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1    
,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mrs4        
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,crapo1
 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1
 ,mr4 ,moran1 and ,mr4 ,rounds7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct the ,secretary of ,labor to  
freeze the existing adverse effect wage 
rate applicable to ,h-#b;,a             
nonimmigrants through ,december #ca1    
#bjbe4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,supporting ,farm       
,operations ,act of #bjbd4  #b4         
,continuation of existing adverse effect
 wage rate for ,h-#b;,a nonimmigrants   
through ,december #ca1 #bjbe ,the       
,secretary of ,labor shall ensure that  

the adverse effect wage rate required to
 be paid under section #fee4abj of title
 #bj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to
 nonimmigrants admitted under section   
#aja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a7 of the        
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,h77ii77a77   
that was in effect in a ,state on       
,december #ca1 #bjbc1 remains the       
adverse effect wage rate for such       
employees in that ,state through        
,december #ca1 #bjbe4  #c4              
,clarification of job classification    
,for the purposes of determining the    
wage required to be paid under section  
#b1 the ,secretary of ,labor shall      
utilize a primary duties evaluation for 
such employees who may be performing    
more than #a duty or task4