Modernize the Au Pair Program Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Modernize the Au Pair Program Act treats the au pair program as a federal foreign-affairs and cultural-exchange program. It preempts states and political subdivisions from enacting or enforcing laws or regulations related to the Department of State au pair program. It also requires the Secretary of State, within 90 days, to submit a proposed rule to OMB that creates a uniform national modification to host-family stipend and educational-stipend rules, keeps the program from becoming prohibitively expensive for host families while accounting for room, board, and program costs, adds flexibility for military families, first responders, single parents, shift workers, and other nontraditional schedules, and promotes au pairs' immersion into host-family life consistent with cultural exchange.
Who Benefits and How
Host families using au pairs benefit because the bill preserves a national program structure and seeks stipend rules that are not prohibitively expensive. Military host families benefit from required scheduling flexibility for nontraditional work demands. First responder families benefit from au pair program flexibility for shift work and irregular schedules. Au pair sponsor organizations benefit because exclusive federal authority reduces state-by-state compliance variation.
Who Bears the Burden and How
State labor regulators lose authority to enforce state or local rules related to the federal au pair program. Au pairs may lose state-law protections if federal preemption blocks stronger local wage or employment standards. The State Department must write and submit a revised proposed au pair rule within 90 days. The Office of Management and Budget must review the revised au pair proposed rule.
Key Provisions
- Preempts state and local laws or regulations related to the Department of State au pair program.
- Requires a revised proposed rule within 90 days of enactment.
- Directs uniform national stipend and educational-stipend changes that account for room, board, and host-family program costs.
- Requires flexibility for military families, first responders, single parents, shift workers, and other nontraditional host-family schedules.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Preempts state and local au pair regulation and requires the State Department to submit a revised national au pair rule with uniform stipend changes, family-schedule flexibility, and cultural-exchange protections.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Child Care, Foreign Affairs
Primary Purpose
Preempts state and local au pair regulation and requires the State Department to submit a revised national au pair rule with uniform stipend changes, family-schedule flexibility, and cultural-exchange protections.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Host families using au pairs
- Military host families
- First responder families
- Au pair sponsor organizations
Identified Costs
- State labor regulators
- Au pairs
- State lawmakers
- Office of Management and Budget
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Reschenthaler (for himself, Ms. Salazar, and Mr. Issa) introduced …
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
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