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HR 2298 109th Congress House

Indentured Servitude Abolition Act of 2005

Official title: To provide for labor recruiter accountability, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 11, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 31, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 11, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 11, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E942)
May 11, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 31, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Indentured Servitude Abolition Act of 2005 - Requires foreign labor contractors (recruiters) and employers to inform foreign workers accurately of specified terms and conditions of their employment at the time they are recruited. Requires such information to be provided in written form in English or, as necessary and reasonable, in the language of the worker being recruited.

Prohibits charging fees to workers for recruitment.

Requires employers to pay such a worker's transportation costs, including subsistence costs during the period of travel: (1) from the place of recruitment to the place of employment; and (2) from the place of employment to the worker's place of permanent residence.

Prohibits discrimination in employment by an employer or a recruiter against an individual because of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability.

Requires employers to notify the Secretary of Labor of the identity of: (1) any recruiter involved in any foreign labor contractor activity for or on behalf of the employer; and (2) any such recruiter whose activities do not comply with this Act. Subjects employers to the civil remedies of this Act for violations committed by such recruiters to the same extent as if the employers had committed the violations.

Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2298: Indentured Servitude Abolition Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2298/
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"H.R. 2298: Indentured Servitude Abolition Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2298/.
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