,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #geda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ab1       
#bjbf,ms4 ,jayapal 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,pelosi1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 
,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,casar1 ,ms4    
,chu1 ,ms4 ,simon1 ,mr4 ,thanedar1 and  
,mr4 ,doggett7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to protect ,united ,states workers by  
creating annual restrictions on the     
,h-#b;,a temporary worker program4  #a4 
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,u4,s4 ,farmworker ,protection     
,act4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is   
the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the  
,h-#b;,a program1 as created by section 
#bah of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahh71 
has experienced unprecedented growth in 
recent years2  7#b7 with the ,h-#b;,a   
program having #chd1hfe certified jobs  
in fiscal year #bjbd1 an increase of #dj
 percent compared to fiscal year #bjbj  

7when there were #bge1dcj certified     
jobs71 an increase of #ga percent       
compared to fiscal year #bjag 7when     
there were #bbd1ife certified jobs71 and
 an almost #e-time increase compared to 
fiscal year #bjjh 7when there were      
#hb1jii certified jobs72 and  7#c7 the  
unlimited growth of the ,h-#b;,a program
 threatens to displace ,united ,states  
farmworkers and depress the wages and   
working conditions of ,united ,states   
farmworkers1 including those who harvest
 crops1 drive trucks1 and operate       
equipment4  #c4 ,creating annual        
restrictions on the ,h-#b;,a program    
7a7 ,annual restriction established     
,section #bah7;a7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aahh7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#c7 ,the ,secretary
 of ,labor may not certify petitions    
covering more than #djj1jjj positions   
for a fiscal year4 ,for purposes of this
 paragraph1 any position that the       
petitioner1 in the petition1 specifies  

will be filled by a worker who is       
represented by a bargaining             
representative shall not be counted     
towards the limit under this paragraph4 
4  7b7 ,definition of bargaining        
representative ,section #bah7;i7 of the 
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aahh7;i77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#c7  
,the term bargaining representative     
means a labor organization 7as such term
 is defined in section #b of the        
,national ,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #aeb77 that--  7,a7 represents
 agricultural employees in their        
employment relations with agricultural  
employers2 and  7,b7 has filed an       
,,lm-#b1 ,,lm-#c1 or ,,lm-#d form 7or   
any successor form7 with the ,secretary 
of ,labor and has a collective          
bargaining agreement covering           
agricultural employees4  4