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HR 4504 109th Congress House

Agriculture Access to Justice Act

Official title: To amend the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to provide for recovery of attorneys fees and a statute of limitations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 13, 2005 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Agricultural laborAgriculture and FoodCivil actions and liabilityDamages
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Employee rightsEvidence (Law)Industrial relationsLegal aidLegal feesLimitation of actionsMigrant labor
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Feb 16, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Dec 13, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 13, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Agriculture Access to Justice Act - Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to: (1) revise requirements for the award of statutory damages in an action for intentional violation of the Act; (2) provide for recovery of attorneys fees by a prevailing defendant in certain circumstances; and (3) set a statute of limitations of two years after a specified request date for any claim.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Davis, Lincoln
· Dec 13, 2005
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Dec 13, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4504: Agriculture Access to Justice Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4504/
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"H.R. 4504: Agriculture Access to Justice Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4504/.
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H.R. 4504, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4504/.
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