HR 23
105th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Accounting
Business records
Child labor
Clothing industry
Clothing workers
Commerce
Contractors
Evidence (Law)
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Home labor
Hours of labor
Law
Liability (Law)
Manufacturing industries
Stop Sweatshops Act of 1997
Introduced: January 7, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 7, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E71)
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stop Sweatshops Act of 1997 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for the civil liability of manufacturers for sweatshop conditions maintained by their contractors 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
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