HOUSE 4020118th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
- Last Action
- 6/12/2023
Actions
- 2023-06-12Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- 2023-06-12Introduced in House
- 2023-06-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-06-12 (00)
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
This bill prohibits an individual under the age of 18 from performing work that has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves by specifying that the work is oppressive child labor. (Oppressive child labor is generally prohibited under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, with some exceptions.)
Cosponsors (20)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
- James McGovern (D-MA)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
- Danny Davis (D-IL)
- Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Greg Casar (D-TX)
- Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Jesús García (D-IL)
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