Skip to main content
H.R. 2905 101st Congress House

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Mediation Process Act of 1987

Official title: To amend the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to encourage mediation and conciliation prior to bringing rights of action under that Act,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to encourage mediation and conciliation prior to bringing rights of action under that Act, to permit reasonable attorneys' fees in certain cases in which a final order is entered in favor of the defendant, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 17, 1989 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Administrative procedureAdministrative remediesAgricultural laborCivil actions and liability
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Legal feesMediationMigrant laborSeasonal labor
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 24, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Jul 17, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 17, 1989
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action August 24, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2905: Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Mediation Process Act of 1987. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2905/
MLA
"H.R. 2905: Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Mediation Process Act of 1987." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2905/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2905, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2905/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 2905: Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Mediation Process Act of 1987](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2905/)
Report a problem