H.R. 6597 (IH) - Labor Enforcement to Securely Protect Workers Act - BILLS-119hr6597ih | Content Details

Category

Bills and Statutes

Collection

Congressional Bills

SuDoc Class Number

Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:

Congress Number

119th Congress

Congress Session

1st Session

Last Action Date Listed

December 10, 2025

Action

Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Norcross, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Simon, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Mrvan, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Casar, Ms. Budzinski, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Omar, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Mannion, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Norton, Ms. Chu, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Takano, Ms. Randall, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Dexter, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Carson, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Menendez, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Titus, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Waters, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Adams, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. McBride, Mr. Landsman, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. McClellan, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Craig, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Leger Fernandez, and Ms. Hoyle of Oregon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Bill Number

H.R. 6597

Bill Version

Introduced in House (IH)

Short Title

Labor Enforcement to Securely Protect Workers Act

Full Title

To safeguard the rights of workers and protect children by responsibly increasing civil monetary penalties and other means.

Sponsors

Robert C. "Bobby" Scott(VA)

Cosponsors

Donald Norcross (NJ); Debbie Dingell (MI); Steven Horsford (NV); Mark Pocan (WI); Lateefah Simon (CA); Yassamin Ansari (AZ); Suzanne Bonamici (OR); Frank J. Mrvan (IN); Sarah Elfreth (MD); Greg Casar (TX); Nikki Budzinski (IL); LaMonica McIver (NJ); Ilhan Omar (MN); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Dwight Evans (PA); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); Jahana Hayes (CT); Christopher R. Deluzio (PA); Mark DeSaulnier (CA); John W. Mannion (NY); Summer L. Lee (PA); Andrea Salinas (OR); Melanie A. Stansbury (NM); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Judy Chu (CA); Lauren Underwood (IL); Seth Magaziner (RI); Chellie Pingree (ME); Daniel S. Goldman (NY); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Morgan McGarvey (KY); Mark Takano (CA); Emily Randall (WA); Stephen F. Lynch (MA); Maxine Dexter (OR); Thomas R. Suozzi (NY); James P. McGovern (MA); Andre Carson (IN); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Emilia Strong Sykes (OH); Robert Menendez (NJ); Ted Lieu (CA); Dina Titus (NV); Robin L. Kelly (IL); Lois Frankel (FL); Frederica S. Wilson (FL); Maxine Waters (CA); Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (CA); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Alma S. Adams (NC); Danny K. Davis (IL); Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL); Chrissy Houlahan (PA); Sarah McBride (DE); Greg Landsman (OH); Valerie P. Foushee (NC); Jennifer L. McClellan (VA); Delia C. Ramirez (IL); Gwen Moore (WI); Troy A. Carter (LA); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL); John Garamendi (CA); Doris O. Matsui (CA); Haley M. Stevens (MI); Timothy M. Kennedy (NY); Angie Craig (MN); Glenn Ivey (MD); Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM); Val T. Hoyle (OR)

Committees

Committee on Education and Workforce (Standing), Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Standing), Committee on House Administration (Standing)

United States Code References

5 U.S.C. 801(b)(2)
29 U.S.C. 1132, 1132, 162, 1853, 211, 216, 2616, 2617, 2619, 658 and 666
30 U.S.C. 801, 820 and 933