S. 5662

CARE Act of 2026

Sponsor: Ben Ray Luján · 0 cosponsors

Where it stands

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sep 30)

No roll-call votes yet.

No official summary yet.

Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment and Farm Safety Act of 2026 or the CARE Act of 2026.

Sec. 2. Findings

Sec. 3. Amended definitions

Sec. 4. Revised age requirement for child agricultural employment; repeal of waiver provision for hand harvest laborers

Sec. 5. Increased civil penalties for child labor violations

Sec. 6. Special criminal penalties for certain aggravated child labor violations

Sec. 7. Report to Congress on work-related injuries to children and related matters

Sec. 8. Employer reporting requirements

Sec. 9. Pesticide-related worker protection standard

Sec. 10. Application of fair labor standards amendments