{"id":2421,"date":"2021-03-19T09:18:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T13:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/?p=2421"},"modified":"2021-03-19T09:34:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T13:34:06","slug":"national-potato-council-cheers-bipartisan-house-passage-of-farm-workforce-modernization-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalpotatocouncil.org\/national-potato-council-cheers-bipartisan-house-passage-of-farm-workforce-modernization-act\/","title":{"rendered":"National Potato Council Cheers Bipartisan House Passage of Farm Workforce Modernization Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON \u2013 <\/strong>The National Potato Council (NPC), which represents America\u2019s $4.5 billion potato industry, welcomed last night\u2019s bipartisan 247-174 vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The bill, sponsored by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA), and cosponsored by 23 members,&nbsp;including House Agriculture Chairman David Scott (D-GA) and Reps. Simpson (R-ID), Upton (R-MI), McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Spanberger (D-VA), is backed by agricultural groups and companies focused on addressing the agriculture workforce crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYesterday&#8217;s bipartisan passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act sends a strong message that the time to address agricultural labor reform is now,\u201d said RJ Andrus, NPC\u2019s Vice President of Legislative Affairs. \u201cLast Congress, NPC and our partners throughout the agricultural industry were disheartened when the Senate was unable to move forward on ag labor reform. We are now focused on keeping up the momentum and are grateful that Senators Crapo and Bennet have committed to working together to introduce a bill in the Senate to ensure growers and workers are provided long-term certainty, security, and competitiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation, which passed the House in 2019 but was not taken up by the Senate, would address the agriculture workforce crisis by establishing effective border security, a path to legal work status for undocumented agricultural workers, and sustainable guest worker programs to fulfill the ongoing needs of America\u2019s agriculture industry. After yesterday\u2019s House passage, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) announced they would work together to introduce a companion bill that would benefit both the agriculture industry and the farmworkers that support it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate Representatives Lofgren and Newhouse for reaching across party lines to once again pass a bipartisan bill designed to benefit both growers and laborers,\u201d said NPC CEO Kam Quarles. \u201cAs the bill moves to the Senate, we will continue to work with Senators Bennet and Crapo to improve the measure and enact long-term labor solutions that support the health of family farmers and all those working in the potato industry.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Senate, NPC plans to advocate for improvements to the bill including addressing the unpredictable wage rate for employers taking part in the agricultural guest worker program (H-2A). Additionally, the group will work to ensure the current H-2A program remains uncapped, to allow the labor force to expand and contract based upon agriculture\u2019s production needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The National Potato Council represents the interests of U.S. potato growers on federal legislative, regulatory, environmental and trade issues. 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