A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.
USA115th CongressS-1341| Senate
| Updated: 6/12/2017
Richard J. Durbin
Democratic Senator
Illinois
Cosponsors (7)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to redefine "oppressive child labor," for purposes of child labor prohibitions, to include the employment of any employee under age 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3398)
Labor and Employment
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useLabor standardsMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborWorker safety and healthYouth employment and child labor
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor.
USA115th CongressS-1341| Senate
| Updated: 6/12/2017
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to redefine "oppressive child labor," for purposes of child labor prohibitions, to include the employment of any employee under age 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3398)
Richard J. Durbin
Democratic Senator
Illinois
Cosponsors (7)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Labor and Employment
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useLabor standardsMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborWorker safety and healthYouth employment and child labor