Only Hawaii and Puerto Rico specifically cover farmworkers in their unemployment insurance laws. In one State. California. farmworkers are covered by a temporary disability law. Federal laws supplement these deficiencies somewhat. The 88th Congress enacted more laws for the protection of farmworkers than perhaps any other Congress. The Economic Opportunity Act contains provisions for the assistance of migrant farmworkers and for lowincome rural families. The Housing Act of 1964 provides for grants to States or its political subdivisions. or private nonprofit organizations. to assist in providing housing and related facilities for domestic farm labor. Have these laws been utilized for the benefit of farmworkers?