United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1722 (100th)
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Mediation Process Act of 1987
Introduced
19 March 1987
Last action
20 April 1987 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Sponsors
Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6], Rep. Slaughter, D. French, Jr. [R-VA-7], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1], Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1], Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2], Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19], Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
28 August 2025
Summary
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Mediation Process Act of 1987 - Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to require a person to pursue all administrative and mediation or conciliation avenues before bringing an action under such Act. Requires all administrative steps taken to be detailed in a complaint. Provides attorneys' fees for a defendant where the court determines that a plaintiff's action was unreasonable, abusive of the legal process, or was pursued for the principal purpose of harassment.
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Timeline
19 March 1987
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
19 March 1987
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 March 1987
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 April 1987
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 March 1987
Sponsors
- Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, D. French, Jr. [R-VA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/1722
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/hr/1722
- us · 100-hr-1722 · source updated 28 August 2025