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H.R. 8706 116th Congress House

Bureau of International Labor Affairs Authorization Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Act of March 4, 1913 to establish the Bureau of International Labor Affairs within the Department of Labor, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 30, 2020 Introduced by: Mark DeSaulnier Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Congressional oversightDepartment of LaborEmployment discrimination and employee rightsExecutive agency funding and structure
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 30, 2020
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Bureau of International Labor Affairs Authorization Act of 2020

This bill establishes the Bureau of International Labor Affairs within the Department of Labor to support trade and labor affairs, including combating international child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Nov 2, 2020
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Oct 30, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8706: Bureau of International Labor Affairs Authorization Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8706/
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"H.R. 8706: Bureau of International Labor Affairs Authorization Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8706/.
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H.R. 8706, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8706/.
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