Justice for Exploited Children Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7002 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7002 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for enhanced penalties for child labor violations. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2026 Ms. Scholten (for herself, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Titus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for enhanced penalties for child labor violations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Exploited Children Act''. SEC. 2. CHILD LABOR PENALTIES. (a) Criminal Penalties.--Section 16(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 216(a)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``Any'' and inserting ``(1…