HR 4166
104th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Accounting
Business records
Child labor
Clothing industry
Clothing workers
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Home labor
Hours of labor
Law
Liability (Law)
Manufacturing industries
Minimum wages
Stop Sweatshops Act of 1996
Introduced: September 25, 1996
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 15, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sep 25, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Sep 25, 1996
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stop Sweatshops Act of 1996 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for the civil liability of manufacturers for sweatshop conditions in the garment industry. Sets forth civil penalties for violation of recordkeeping and payroll accounting requirements.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
2