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HR 2388 118th Congress House

Justice for Exploited Children Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase civil penalties related to child labor.

Introduced: May 30, 2023 Introduced by: Scholten, Hillary J. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Became law
Mar 30, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1662)
Mar 29, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 30, 2023

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1662)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Exploited Children Act of 2023

This bill replaces the current maximum civil penalty of $11,000 for a violation of the child labor laws with a minimum civil penalty of $5,000 and a maximum of $132,270 (or, in the case of a violation that causes death or serious injury, $25,000 and $601,150, respectively).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · May 30, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 10, 2023
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 10, 2023
 D
Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Apr 25, 2023
 D
Mullin, Kevin
California · Apr 25, 2023
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Apr 18, 2023
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Mar 29, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2388: Justice for Exploited Children Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2388/
MLA
"H.R. 2388: Justice for Exploited Children Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2388/.
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H.R. 2388, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2388/.
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