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S. 920119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Mar 10, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act
Introduced:
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S 920 bars federal contracts to companies with unresolved child labor violations and raises max fines to $100,000 per violation.
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S 920 requires companies seeking federal contracts to disclose any child labor law violations found in the past three years, covering both the company and its subcontractors. Companies with violations on record can still compete for contracts if they work with the Department of Labor to correct the problem. Those that refuse to address violations or misrepresent their record can be banned from federal contracting for at least four years.
The bill applies to private companies, contractors, and subcontractors that do business with the federal government. The Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Homeland Security are also directly affected through new training and reporting requirements.
The bill would make it harder for companies with child labor violations to receive taxpayer-funded contracts. The Government Accountability Office would be required to study how widespread these violations are among federal contractors and report its findings to Congress.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.