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To provide for a change in the exemption from the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for minors between 16 and 18 years of age who engage in the operation of automobiles…

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To provide for a change in the exemption from the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for minors between 16 and 18 years of age who engage in the operation of automobiles and trucks.

Introduced: July 20, 1995 See on congress.gov
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10839-10840)
Sep 12, 1996
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 4, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 20, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Jul 20, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Labor to issue a final rule within one year to amend the exemption from child labor restrictions under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for minors between 16 and 18 years of age who operate automobiles or trucks under a certain weight. Eliminates the requirement that such operation be only occasional and incidental to the minor's employment. Requires that such operation not be the primary duty of the minor's employment.

What's happening now September 18, 1996

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10839-10840)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 19, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2089: To provide for a change in the exemption from the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for minors between 16 and 18 years of age who engage in the operation of automobiles and trucks.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2089/
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"H.R. 2089: To provide for a change in the exemption from the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for minors between 16 and 18 years of age who engage in the operation of automobiles and trucks.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2089/.
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H.R. 2089, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2089/.
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