I will continue to support Michigan farmers by ensuring that federal regulations do not impede upon farm operations
Continue supporting Michigan farmers by preventing federal regulations from impeding farm operations.
Occurrences
Evidence
The agriculture issue page says Moolenaar is committed to ensuring that vital agriculture programs are maintained and that he will continue to support Michigan farmers by ensuring federal regulations do not impede farm operations.
Congress.gov shows Moolenaar introduced H.R.1624 on 2025-02-26, titled the Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2025, referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary, and described as a bill to direct Labor to modify the adverse effect wage rate for H-2A nonimmigrants.
The bill text states the Secretary of Labor shall keep the 2023 AEWR in effect through 2025 for H-2A workers and use a primary duties evaluation for wage purposes; Congress.gov shows it was introduced and referred to committee.
Moolenaar said he secured a commitment from USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins to work toward a long-term solution on the AEWR calculation, which he said hurts Michigan farmers by requiring high wages for H-2A workers.
Assessments
Moolenaar made concrete efforts to address federal agricultural regulations, including introducing the Supporting Farm Operations Act to modify or freeze the H-2A adverse effect wage rate and securing a USDA commitment to work on the issue. However, the evidence shows these actions remained proposals, oversight pressure, or commitments rather than a completed regulatory or legislative change that prevented federal regulations from impeding Michigan farm operations. Because there was a serious legislative and executive-oversight attempt but no delivered policy outcome, the promise is best rated as not fulfilled with effort recognized.