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HR 3394 116th Congress House

CARE Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 20, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 20, 2019
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 Latest action June 20, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Act for Responsible Employment and Farm Safety of 2019 or the CARE Act of 2019

This bill revises labor provisions for protecting child workers, including those employed in agriculture, and increases the civil penalties for violations of such provisions and imposes new criminal penalties for violations resulting in the death or serious injury or illness of a child worker.

Specifically, the bill revises the definition of oppressive child labor to prohibit the employment of children under 14 years of age and imposes new employer reporting requirements for work-related injuries or deaths of agricultural employees under the age of 18.

The Department of Labor must analyze, collect, and report on data concerning children under the age of 18 who are employed in agriculture and each work-related injury, illness, or death of any such child. Labor must also revise regulations to prohibit the employment of a child under the age of 18 as a pesticide handler.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 23
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Aug 28, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Aug 11, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 26, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 26, 2020
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 26, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Oct 11, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 18, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 18, 2019
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jul 10, 2019
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 27, 2019
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jun 27, 2019
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 20, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 20, 2019
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 20, 2019
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 20, 2019
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 20, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 20, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 20, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 20, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 20, 2019
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 20, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jun 20, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3394: CARE Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3394/
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"H.R. 3394: CARE Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3394/.
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H.R. 3394, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3394/.
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