# What This Bill Actually Does

Congress is trying to block a new Department of Labor rule that would strengthen protections for workers in temporary agricultural jobs. This is a "disapproval" bill, which means if it passes, it would cancel the Labor Department's rule before it takes effect.

The rule being blocked was designed to improve conditions for temporary farm workers—people who come to the U.S. on temporary visas to do seasonal agricultural work. The specific protections in the rule aren't fully detailed in what you've provided, but these types of rules typically address issues like fair wages, safe working conditions, housing standards, and protection from exploitation. If Congress approves this disapproval bill, those new protections would go away, and temporary agricultural workers would continue operating under the old rules.

**Who this affects:** Primarily temporary agricultural workers (often called H-2A visa holders) who work on farms across the country, as well as the farmers and agricultural companies that employ them. Consumer food prices could potentially be affected depending on what labor costs look like under either set of rules.

**The practical impact:** If this bill passes, temporary farm workers would lose whatever new protections the Labor Department rule would have provided. Supporters of the bill argue it protects farmers from burdensome regulations, while opponents argue it leaves vulnerable workers without necessary safeguards against exploitation and unsafe conditions.

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States".