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Lynn C. Woolsey: “I truly am proud to have brought H.R. 2637 to the floor today. The Child Labor Protection Act of 2007 is a narrowly…”

On the recordJune 12, 2007
I truly am proud to have brought H.R. 2637 to the floor today. The Child Labor Protection Act of 2007 is a narrowly drafted, bipartisan bill that increases penalties substantially for violations of child labor protection provisions that actually cause death or serious injury. Although this legislation does not make the imposition of penalties mandatory, it leaves the decision of whether or not to assess penalties up to the Secretary of Labor, and it provides the Department with an additional enforcement tool to address the most serious labor violations. There is much more that must be done, Mr. Speaker, to strengthen our child labor laws, but this bill is a small first step. It is a beginning.
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Lynn C. Woolsey
California
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Discussing the introduction of the Child Labor Protection Act of 2007.

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