# 119-hr-6597: LET’S Protect Workers Act

119-hr-6597, LET’S Protect Workers Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6597
- Congress: 119
- Title: LET’S Protect Workers Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 80
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-11

## Summary

**Dramatically raises civil penalties and expands enforcement across workplace, safety, and benefits laws.** The bill would increase fines and add new penalties for child labor, wage and hour, safety, mine and farmworker protections, Family and Medical Leave, ERISA parity, unfair labor practices, and recordkeeping enforcement.

## Cosponsors (80)

- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger mental health parity enforcement: benefit, medium. This bill would let the government hold more health plan actors accountable for mental health parity and genetic information rules. Plan administrators, service providers, and insurers could face penalties, not just plan sponsors. This could help workers and families get equal coverage for mental h…
- Bigger OSHA fines and stricter records: mixed, high. This bill would raise OSHA fine limits a lot. Some caps would rise to $800,000, and others to $80,000 or $40,000, depending on the violation. Failing to keep required safety records would count as a continuing violation until fixed or until the record rule expires. The Labor Department would have t…
- Higher fines for wage and union abuses: mixed, high. This bill would raise fines for several worker-protection laws. Child labor penalties would be $1,500–$150,000 per child, or $7,000–$700,000 if a minor is killed or seriously hurt, with doubling for repeats. Wage and hour fines could reach $25,000 per violation, or $50,000 if repeated or willful, a…
- When these changes would start: mixed, low. Most higher penalties and enforcement tools would begin January 1, 2027, and apply only to violations on or after that date. Recordkeeping and MSHA payment‑collection changes would apply on enactment. For older unpaid MSHA penalties, the bill would treat the final‑order date as the date of enactmen…
- Tougher mine safety and payment enforcement: mixed, low. This bill would raise penalties for retaliating against miners: $10,000–$100,000 for a first offense and $20,000–$200,000 for repeats in a 3‑year period. If a mine has a written pattern notice, violations during that period could be penalized at up to twice the normal amount, capped at the legal ma…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6597 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6597)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6597 (as of 2026-06-11).