Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act

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| shorttitle = Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act

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| longtitle = An Act to provide for the registration of contractors of migrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes.

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| nickname = Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963

| enacted by = 88th

| effective date = January 1, 1965

| public law url = https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-78/pdf/STATUTE-78-Pg920.pdf

| cite public law = 88-582

| cite statutes at large = {{usstat|78|920}}

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| title amended = 7 U.S.C.: Agriculture

| sections created = {{Usc-title-chap|7|52}} § 2041 et seq.

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| introducedin = Senate

| introducedbill = {{USBill|88|S.|524}}

| introducedby = Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ)

| introduceddate = May 27, 1963

| committees = Senate Labor and Public Welfare, House Education and Labor

| passedbody1 = Senate

| passeddate1 = June 11, 1963

| passedvote1 = Passed voice vote

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| passeddate2 = August 17, 1964

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| agreedbody3 = Senate

| agreeddate3 = August 21, 1964

| agreedvote3 = Agreed voice vote

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| signedpresident = Lyndon B. Johnson

| signeddate = September 7, 1964

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The Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act (FLCRA) — P.L. 88-582 (September 7, 1964, as amended) — regulated the activities of farm labor contractors, that is, agents who recruit and are otherwise engaged in the transport, housing, and employment of migratory agricultural workers. Under FLCRA, farm labor contractors were required to secure certification through the United States Department of Labor.

Strengthened by amendment in 1974, the Act became a target of growing criticism and, in 1983, was repealed and replaced with the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act (P.L. 97-470).

Amendment to 1963 Act

U.S. Congressional amendment to the Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963.

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! style=" border-bottom:1.5px solid black"|Date of Enactment

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style="border-bottom:1.5px solid black; background:#F5F5F5;"|December 9, 1974

| style="border-bottom:1.5px solid black; background:#F5F5F5; text-align:center;"|P.L. 93-518

| style="border-bottom:1.5px solid black; background:#F5F5F5; text-align:center;"|{{usstat|88|1652}}

| style="border-bottom:1.5px solid black; background:#F5F5F5; text-align:center;"|{{USBill|93|S.|3202}}

| style="border-bottom:1.5px solid black; background:#F5F5F5; text-align:center;"|Gerald R. Ford

References

  • {{CRS|article = Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition|url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110810044532/http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05jun/97-905.pdf|author= Jasper Womach}}