3.0.0 3530 2023-01-15T08:33:25Z 2023-01-15T08:33:25Z House H HR 2003-11-19 108 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2004-01-30T18:29:31Z Referred to 2003-11-19T15:01:00Z 2004-01-30 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Committee 2003-11-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2341) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 N A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2003-11-19 True E000250 Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] LANE EVANS D IL 17 2003-11-19 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2003-11-19 True A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2003-11-19 True O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2003-11-19 True B000944 Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] Sherrod Brown D OH 13 2003-11-19 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2003-11-19 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2003-11-19 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2003-11-19 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2003-11-19 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2003-11-19 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2003-11-19 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2003-11-19 True L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 9 2003-11-19 True K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2003-11-19 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2003-11-19 True F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2003-11-19 True M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2003-11-19 True T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2003-11-19 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2003-11-19 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2003-11-19 True B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2003-11-19 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2003-11-19 True D000210 Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] William Delahunt D MA D. 10 2003-11-19 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2003-11-19 True B001234 Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] JOE BACA D CA 43 2003-11-19 True K000172 Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] DALE KILDEE D MI E. 5 2003-11-19 True R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 28 2003-11-19 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2003-11-19 True H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2003-11-19 True S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT 0 2003-11-19 True B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2003-11-19 True L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 2003-11-19 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2003-12-08 False W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2003-12-08 False Labor and Employment Alien labor Civil actions and liability Commerce Contractors Crime and Law Enforcement Directories Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees Employee benefit plans Employee rights Employee training Employers' liability Fees Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Housing and Community Development Immigration Industrial relations Injunctions Labor disputes Law Lockouts Recidivists Recruiting of employees Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Wages Whistle blowing Witnesses Workers' compensation Labor and Employment 00 2003-11-19 Introduced in House 2004-05-13T20:51:22Z Labor Recruiter Accountability Act of 2003 - Requires foreign labor contractors (recruiters) and employers to accurately inform foreign workers of specified terms and conditions of their employment at the time they are recruited. Requires such information to be provided in written form in English or, as necessary and reasonable, in the language of the worker being recruited.

Prohibits charging fees to workers for recruitment.

Requires employers to pay such a worker's transportation costs, including subsistence costs during the period of travel: (1) from the place of recruitment to the place of employment; and (2) from the place of employment to the worker's place of permanent residence.

Requires employers to notify the Secretary of Labor of the identity of: (1) any recruiter involved in any foreign labor contractor activity for or on behalf of the employer; and (2) any such recruiter whose activities do not comply with this Act. Subjects employers to the civil remedies of this Act for violations committed by such recruiters to the same extent as if the employers had committed the violations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) maintain a public list of recruiters whom the Secretary knows or believes have been involved in violations of this Act; and (2) provide a procedure for removal of a recruiter's name from the list upon demonstration that such recruiter has not been in violation in the previous five years.

Provides for criminal fines and imprisonment for knowing violations. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) assess civil fines; and (2) seek injunctive relief and specific performance of contractual obligations to assure employer compliance.

Provides that rights and remedies under this Act are in addition to any other contractual or statutory rights and remedies of workers who are subject to foreign labor contracting activity.

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