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Michigan House introduces resolutions urging federal H-2A wage freeze and change to gray wolf listing
Summary
The Michigan House of Representatives on the floor introduced two resolutions urging federal action: House Resolution 29, introduced by Representative Johnson, asks the United States Congress to pass legislation temporarily freezing the adverse effect wage rate for the H-2A temporary agricultural workers program and was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
The Michigan House of Representatives on the floor introduced two resolutions urging federal action: House Resolution 29, introduced by Representative Johnson, asks the United States Congress to pass legislation temporarily freezing the adverse effect wage rate for the H-2A temporary agricultural workers program and was referred to the Committee on Agriculture. House Resolution 30, introduced by Representative Fairbairn, urges Congress to reinstate the Department of the Interior’s prior removal of the gray wolf from the endangered species list so that wolf population management may be handled at the state level; that resolution was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism.
The measures are nonbinding requests and do not change state law. Representative Johnson introduced HR 29 and the clerk read the resolution before it was referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Representative Fairbairn introduced HR 30 and the clerk read that resolution before referral to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism. Both referrals were recorded on the floor with no debate recorded in the provided transcript.
On the floor, Majority Floor Leader Postumas moved that the House proceed to take up House Resolution 29; the motion was approved "without objection, so ordered." Earlier, Minority Floor Leader Fitzgerald moved to excuse several members from the session; that motion and a subsequent motion by Majority Floor Leader Postumas to excuse additional members were each approved "without objection, so ordered." The clerk later announced that a quorum was present and that there were "no members absent with prior excuse." The speaker also announced there would be no further voting that day and that when the House adjourns it will stand adjourned until Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
Actions at a glance: House Resolution 29 — introduced by Representative Johnson; referred to Committee on Agriculture. House Resolution 30 — introduced by Representative Fairbairn; referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism. Procedural motions to excuse named members were moved by Minority Floor Leader Fitzgerald and Majority Floor Leader Postumas and approved "without objection." The clerk declared a quorum present.
Background: The H-2A program permits employers to hire temporary agricultural workers from abroad; the resolution text as read on the floor requests a temporary freeze of the adverse effect wage rate, a federal wage-rate calculation used for that program. The resolution regarding the gray wolf refers to the Department of the Interior’s earlier removal of the species from the federal endangered species list and asks that Congress enact legislation to restore that removal so states would manage wolf populations. The transcript does not record floor debate on the merits and does not show final votes on either measure; both were referred to committee for further action.
