HRES710-118

In Committee

Honoring the Thai-American garment workers who opened the country’s eyes to sweatshop conditions in the United States and, against all odds, expanded rights for immigrant workers and survivors of human trafficking while holding corporations responsible for the conditions in which their clothes are made.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 20, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Honoring the Thai-American garment workers who opened the country’s eyes to sweatshop conditions in the United States and, against all odds, expanded rights for immigrant workers and survivors of human trafficking while holding corporations responsible for the conditions in which their clothes are made., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights.

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 H2306490D9DFC4564843BD2B87D858A91: That the House of Representatives— honors the Thai garment workers freed from the El Monte sweatshop for their courage, persistence, and resilience; recognizes...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Honoring the Thai-American garment workers who opened the country’s eyes to sweatshop conditions in the United States and, against all odds, expanded rights for immigrant workers and survivors of human trafficking while holding corporations responsible for the conditions in which their clothes are made., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Criminal Justice, Civil Rights

Primary Purpose

This bill, Honoring the Thai-American garment workers who opened the country’s eyes to sweatshop conditions in the United States and, against all odds, expanded rights for immigrant workers and survivors of human trafficking while holding corporations responsible for the conditions in which their clothes are made., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Criminal Justice Civil Rights

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies:
workers, employers, and labor regulators:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 20, 2023

Ms. Chu (for herself, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Meng, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Criminal Justice Civil Rights
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor

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