CARE Act of 2011
Latest action · Sep 8, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 16, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 5, 2011 to Mar 28, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Nov 15, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Nov 15, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Dec 2, 2011 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Feb 1, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 28, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 16, 2011 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Sep 8, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Jun 16, 2011Introduced in House
- Jun 16, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4329.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen the provisions relating to child labor.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- CARE Act of 2011
- Children's Act for Responsible Employment of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2011Introduced in House
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