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Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

USA119th CongressS-1742| Senate 
| Updated: 5/13/2025
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (4)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to enhance child labor protections, specifically targeting agricultural work involving tobacco. It seeks to prohibit the employment of individuals under the age of 18 in any capacity that involves direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves. The legislation explicitly redefines "oppressive child labor" to encompass such activities for minors. By doing so, it removes tobacco-related agriculture from the general agricultural exemptions previously applicable under federal child labor laws, thereby preventing children from engaging in this hazardous work.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2044
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-1921
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1823
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
May 13, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-3335
Introduced in House
May 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 13, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2897)
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2044
    Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-1921
    Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1823
    Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act


  • May 13, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-3335
    Introduced in House


  • May 13, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 13, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2897)

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 119-3335: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

USA119th CongressS-1742| Senate 
| Updated: 5/13/2025
This bill aims to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to enhance child labor protections, specifically targeting agricultural work involving tobacco. It seeks to prohibit the employment of individuals under the age of 18 in any capacity that involves direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves. The legislation explicitly redefines "oppressive child labor" to encompass such activities for minors. By doing so, it removes tobacco-related agriculture from the general agricultural exemptions previously applicable under federal child labor laws, thereby preventing children from engaging in this hazardous work.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-2044
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-1921
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1823
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
May 13, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-3335
Introduced in House
May 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 13, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2897)
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-2044
    Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-1921
    Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1823
    Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act


  • May 13, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-3335
    Introduced in House


  • May 13, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 13, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2897)
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (4)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 119-3335: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted