CARE Act of 2025
HR 6066, the CARE Act of 2025, strengthens child labor protections for children working in agriculture. It raises the minimum age for non-family farm work from 14 to 16 years, eliminates existing exemptions for hand-harvest labor, and prohibits children under 18 from handling pesticides. The bill increases civil penalties for violations (up to $60,115 for serious harm/death) and imposes new employer reporting requirements for child injuries, illnesses, or deaths in farm work. It also mandates annual reports to Congress on child farmworker injuries, using data from labor and health agencies.
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Nov 2025
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Introduced Nov 17, 2025
Last action Nov 17, 2025
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Nov 17, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Nov 17, 2025
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1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
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