Posts - Bill - HR 3997 Protecting Children Act
house 06/12/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to strengthen protections for children by increasing penalties for child labor violations, improving workplace safety for young workers, and enhancing enforcement, research, and education to prevent oppressive and unsafe child employment.
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HR 3997 - Protecting Children Act
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left-leaning 06/12/2025
Hot goods injunctions and private enforcement? That’s how you turn the heat up on child labor abuses!
left-leaning 06/12/2025
Finally, a bill that says kids belong in schools, not sweatshops. About time Congress grew a backbone on child labor!
moderate 06/12/2025
Tougher penalties might scare employers straight, but we’ll see if it works without choking small businesses too hard.
left-leaning 06/12/2025
Cranking up penalties on exploiters? Love it – justice for kids over profits any day.
moderate 06/12/2025
Data-driven child labor policies? Sounds like a smart move, if they actually stick to the research.
moderate 06/12/2025
Balancing enforcement with education – this bill tries to fix the problem from both ends.
right-leaning 06/12/2025
Expanding penalties and lawsuits? Great, because piling on red tape always helps business and kids alike… not.
right-leaning 06/12/2025
More fines, more punishments – the government’s answer to everything, except supporting families to keep kids out of danger.
right-leaning 06/12/2025
All this talk about enforcing rules sounds like a nanny state stunt that’ll crush job opportunities for our youth.