To strengthen protections against child labor violations, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To strengthen protections against child labor violations, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Government Operations, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H66B1CE0EF5E7402C9E10F64988BB9444: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Children Harmed In Life-threatening or Dangerous Labor Act or the CHILD Labor Act.
- Section HB79AEF59B30D4CFDA734A044B5F22E18: 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section H330185DCCDC14344A57B8A895DDDA19B: 101. Definition of oppressive child labor; hazardous occupations Subsection (l) of section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203) is amended...
- Section H5EB7BE701C3D49EBA0F9EEA588C8D3A2: 102. Enhancing child labor protections Section 12(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 212(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
- Section HE20CFB95BD68474493A00953AE607FF1: 103. Strengthening penalties for child labor violations Section 16(e)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216(e)(1)) is amended— in...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To strengthen protections against child labor violations, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Government Operations, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To strengthen protections against child labor violations, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Nadler, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
work performed by a person, including all jobs, duties, tasks, and tools or equipment typically utilized in that work
any person who— uses substantially the same facilities or workers to offer substantially the same goods or services as the employer or other person
any person who— uses substantially the same facilities or workers to offer substantially the same goods or services as the contractor
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