Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act

Long titleAn Act to provide for the registration of contractors of migrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes.

NicknamesFarm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963

Enactedbythe 88th United States Congress

EffectiveJanuary 1, 1965

Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act

Long title	An Act to provide for the registration of contractors of migrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act of 1963
Enacted by	the 88th United States Congress
Effective	January 1, 1965
Citations
Public law	88-582
Statutes at Large	78 Stat. 920
Codification
Titles amended	7 U.S.C.: Agriculture
U.S.C. sections created	7 U.S.C. ch. 52 § 2041 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 524 by Harrison A. Williams (D-NJ) on May 27, 1963 Committee consideration by Senate Labor and Public Welfare, House Education and Labor Passed the Senate on June 11, 1963 (Passed voice vote) Passed the House on August 17, 1964 (343-7, in lieu of H.R. 6242) with amendment Senate agreed to House amendment on August 21, 1964 (Agreed voice vote) Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 7, 1964

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Strengthened by amendment in 1974, the Act became a target of growing criticism and, in 1983, was repealed and replaced with the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act (P.L. 97-470).