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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 29, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Ms. SCHOLTEN:H.R. 2388.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congresshas the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or any Department or Officerthereof''The single subject of this legislation is:Child Labor Violations[Page H1660]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Justice for Exploited Children Act of 2023&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill replaces the current maximum civil penalty of $11,000 for a violation of the child labor laws with a minimum civil penalty of $5,000 and a maximum of $132,270 (or, in the case of a violation that causes death or serious injury, $25,000 and $601,150, respectively).&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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