US HB2234 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-0)
Status: Introduced on June 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2011 or the CARE Act of 2011 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to define "oppressive child labor," for purposes of the Act's child labor prohibitions, as the employment of any employee who is: (1) 16 or 17 in any occupation found by the Secretary of Labor to be particularly hazardous for their employment or detrimental to their health or well-being; (2) 14 or 15, unless the employment is confined to periods which do not interfere with the employee's schooling, health, or well-being; or (3) under 14. Revises the Act's exemptions to make the restrictions on oppressive child labor inapplicable to the following: (1) employment in agriculture of an employee under 18 years of age by his or her parent, or by a person standing in the place of the parent, on a farm owned by the parent or person (current law uses an age- and consent-based scheme); and (2) employment of an employee under age 16 by a parent, or a person standing in place of a parent, other than in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or any other employment the Secretary finds to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children age 16 or 17 or detrimental to their health or well-being (current law applies the child labor restrictions to particularly hazardous agricultural employment, except where the child is employed by a parent or a person standing in place of the parent on a farm owned or operated by such person). Eliminates any waiver of such prohibitions for hand-harvesting of certain crops. Increases civil and establishes criminal penalties for child labor violations. Directs the Secretary to revise federal child labor regulations to prohibit the employment of children under 18 in duties involving the handling of pesticides.
Title
CARE Act of 2011
Sponsors
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA] | Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA] | Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] |
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] |
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA] | Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA] |
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX] |
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] |
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] | Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] |
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. James Moran [D-VA] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
Rep. John Olver [D-MA] | Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO] | Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D-TX] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] |
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA] | Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA] | Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA] | Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA] |
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] | Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-09-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. |
2011-06-16 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Crimes against children
Department of Labor
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor
Crimes against children
Department of Labor
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2234/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2234/BILLS-112hr2234ih.pdf |