HR 4157
112th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural practices and innovations
Congressional oversight
Department of Labor
Labor standards
Youth employment and child labor
Preserving America's Family Farms Act
Introduced: March 7, 2012
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Everywhere this bill has been
11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2012
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 24, 2012
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5162)
Jul 24, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5162)
Jul 24, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4157.
Jul 24, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5162-5167)
Jul 24, 2012
Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 7, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 7, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Preserving America's Family Farms Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from reissuing in substantially the same form, or issuing a new rule that is substantially the same as, the proposed rule "Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation; Child Labor Violations-Civil Money Penalties" (relating to child labor in agricultural and nonagricultural occupations) issued pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act and published on September 2, 2011.
What's happening now
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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