SENATE 2044117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4521)
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
- Last Action
- 6/14/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-14Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4521)
- 2021-06-14Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-14 (00)
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
This bill prohibits as a form of oppressive child labor the employment of any employee under age 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves.
Cosponsors (5)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- John Reed (D-RI)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Subjects
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Labor standards
- Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
- Worker safety and health
- Youth employment and child labor
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