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 CongressHR-2878| House
| Updated: 6/12/2017
David N. Cicilline
Democratic Representative
Rhode Island
Cosponsors (16)
Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)
Education and Workforce 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 House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Labor and Employment
Drug, alcohol, tobacco useLabor standardsMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborWorker safety and healthYouth employment and child labor
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 CongressHR-2878| House
| 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 House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
David N. Cicilline
Democratic Representative
Rhode Island
Cosponsors (16)
Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)
Education and Workforce 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