119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 10, 2025
Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act
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Latest action (Mar 10, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act
This bill prohibits federal agencies from awarding contracts to entities and offerors that (1) admit to having violated federal child labor laws, and (2) have failed to take corrective action. The bill also increases civil penalties for violations of specified child labor provisions.
Under the bill, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must amend regulations to require
• any entity that enters into a contract with a federal agency to annually represent whether such entity has been determined to have violated federal child labor laws in the preceding three years, and
• any offeror, as well as each subcontractor or service provider to be used in performing the offeror's contract or considered for the performance of such contract, to certify whether it has been determined to have violated federal child labor laws in the preceding three years.
Those who affirm they have violated child labor laws must update their representation or certification regarding any corrective measures they have taken.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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