Contact Congress about H.R. 4199: Modernize the Au Pair Program Act of 2025

Au pair families and au pairs would follow one federal rulebook. States and cities could not add their own rules, and the State Department would have to propose updates on pay, education money, schedules, and cultural exchange.

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Modernize the Au Pair Program Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Latest action on H.R. 4199: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects host families, au pairs, program sponsors, and state or local governments. Host families and au pairs would follow federal rules only. Program sponsors would work under one national rulebook. States and cities would lose the power to add their own rules for the au pair program.

Why this matters: This bill would decide who gets to write the rules for au pairs: only the federal government, or also states and cities. One national rulebook could make the program simpler for families, au pairs, and sponsors. But it could also block states from adding stronger local protections. The bill could affect how affordable au pairs are for families and how much support au pairs receive, but the exact changes would depend on the future State Department rule.

Key provisions in H.R. 4199

• States and cities could not make their own rules for the State Department au pair program. They also could not enforce local laws tied to that program.
• Federal law would fully control the au pair cultural exchange program. State and local rules would not apply to it.
• The Secretary of State would have 90 days to act after the bill becomes law. By then, the Secretary must send a revised proposed au pair rule to the Office of Management and Budget.
• The new proposed rule must use one national method for au pair pay and education money. It must count room, board, and other host family costs, and it must try not to make the program too expensive for families.
• The new proposed rule must make the program easier to use for families with unusual work hours. This includes military families, first responders, single parents, and shift workers.

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What is H.R. 4199?

Au pair families and au pairs would follow one federal rulebook. States and cities could not add their own rules, and the State Department would have to propose updates on pay, education money, schedules, and cultural exchange.

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