Prohibit companies that engage in illegal child labor practices from securing federal government contracts.

Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act to prohibit companies that engage in illegal child labor practices from securing coveted federal government contracts.

Press release notes bipartisan legislation led by Senator Hawley to prohibit companies guilty of illegal child labor from receiving federal contracts.

Press Releases - Josh Hawley
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Sen. Hawley announced the Preventing Child Labor Exploitation Act, saying it would prohibit companies that illegally employ children from securing federal government contracts and would require federal contractors to disclose child labor violations.

Shows Hawley publicly advanced the policy and introduced a bill matching the promise.

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Hawley, Booker Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Child Labor Practices, Hold Corporations Accountable for Violations
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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee record shows S. 3139, Preventing Child Labor Exploitation Act, was ordered reported favorably by roll call vote of 9 yeas to 2 nays as amended.

The proposal advanced through committee, which is concrete legislative action toward the promise.

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Committee Record-2024-03-06
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Congress.gov shows Hawley reintroduced S.920 on March 10, 2025, with the latest action listed as read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; the bill status is introduced, not enacted.

As of the reintroduction, the measure had not become law and remained in committee, so the promise was not fully delivered by the cutoff date.

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S.920 - Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act
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Hawley said the bipartisan Preventing Child Labor Exploitation Act would prohibit companies that illegally employ children from securing federal government contracts and make repeat offenders ineligible.

Official Senate release shows Hawley publicly advanced the exact policy: denying federal contracts to companies violating child labor laws.

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Hawley, Booker Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Child Labor Practices, Hold Corporations Accountable for Violations
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The bill text says it was introduced in the Senate on March 10, 2025 and was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Congress.gov confirms Hawley reintroduced the measure, but the only listed action was referral to committee, not enactment.

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S.920 - Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act
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Congress.gov shows the bill status as Introduced, with latest action on March 10, 2025 being referral to committee.

The bill remained at the introductory stage in the 119th Congress, which is inconsistent with a fulfilled promise to actually prohibit contracts.

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S.920 - Preventing Child Labor Exploitation in Federal Contracting Act
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Hawley stated that the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed the bill to prohibit companies engaging in illegal child labor practices from securing federal government contracts.

This is concrete legislative advancement toward the promise, but committee passage is not the same as enactment into federal law.

partial same_term A for effort

Senate Committee Passes Hawley, Booker Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Child Labor, Hold Companies Accountable for Violations
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