H.R. 6861: Child Labor Safety Act
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H.R. 6861: Child Labor Safety Act
110th Congress · introduced 2008-09-10 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-09-10 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Child Labor Safety Act
Plain summary
Child Labor Safety Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1998 to subject, upon conviction, an employer who willfully violates child labor requirements and prohibitions to a fine of up to $50,000, or imprisonment for up to six months, for each employee who was the subject of such violation, or both. Increases the maximum employer civil penalty: (1) from $11,000 to $50,000 for each employee who was the subject of a child labor violation; and (2) from $50,000 to $100,000 for each such violation that causes the death or serious injury of any employee under age 18.
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Official text
Child Labor Safety Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6861.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr6861 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110