,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #g1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,tenney 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,langworthy1 and ,mr4 ,la,malfa7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,workforce  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,fair ,labor ,standards   
,act of #aich to provide for the        
preemption of certain ,state overtime   
laws for agricultural employees4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protect ,local ,farms ,act4  #b4   
,preemption of certain state overtime   
laws for agricultural employees ,section
 #ah of the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act
 of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bah7 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking ,no provision of this ,act or  
of any order thereunder and inserting   
,except as provided in subsection 7c71  
no provision of this ,act or of any     
order thereunder2 and  7#b7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7c7 ,the       

provisions of this ,act shall preempt   
any ,state law that provides for a      
maximum workweek for employees employed 
in agriculture of less than #fj hours4  
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