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HR 4288 103th Congress House

Labor Law Enforcement Act of 1994

Official title: To provide for additional employees in the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor and to provide for increased damages for recordkeeping violations … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for additional employees in the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor and to provide for increased damages for recordkeeping violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

Introduced: May 24, 1994 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Agricultural laborAgriculture and FoodCrime and Law EnforcementCriminal investigation
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DamagesDepartment of LaborFederal employeesFines (Penalties)Government Operations and PoliticsGovernment contractorsGovernment paperworkGovernment service contractsGovernmental investigationsHours of laborLawMigrant laborMinimum wagesSeasonal laborUnfair labor practices
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety.
Apr 21, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 21, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2588)
Apr 21, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 17, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Labor Law Enforcement Act of 1994 - Increases, within the Wage and Hour Division of the Employment Standards Administration of the Department of Labor, the number of full-time positions assigned to investigate violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

Amends the Service Contract Act to make applicable to contracts subject to liability for specified violations certain enforcement provisions of Federal law and regulations of the Secretary of Labor under the Copeland Act.

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase damages for violations of information and recordkeeping requirements.

Amends the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act to increase damages for violations of information and recordkeeping requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Faleomavaega, Eni
· May 24, 1994
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 24, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4288: Labor Law Enforcement Act of 1994. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4288/
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"H.R. 4288: Labor Law Enforcement Act of 1994." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4288/.
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H.R. 4288, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4288/.
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