United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1173 (103rd)
Agricultural Worker Protection Reform Act of 1993
Introduced
2 March 1993
Last action
—
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
—
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Agricultural Worker Protection Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to eliminate the family business and small business coverage exemptions. Requires a farm labor contractor to be bonded in order to receive a certificate of registration. Makes existing discretionary grounds for registration refusal mandatory. Establishes discretionary grounds for registration suspension and revocation. Sets forth certain employment disclosure requirements. Extends housing and vehicle safety protections to a worker's accompanying family members. Requires an agricultural employer who uses a farm labor contractor's services to take reasonable steps to determine whether the contractor has a certificate of registration. Increases administrative sanctions for violations of such Act. Establishes a private right of action on a bond. Authorizes an agricultural worker or his or her representative to file a complaint alleging a violation of such Act. Requires an agricultural employer to provide protection against heat stress, field sanitation, and child care (in the case of an employer of at least 25 employees).
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 March 1993
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 2 March 1993
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 March 1993
Sponsors
No sponsors or actors listed by the source.
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/1173
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/hr/1173