HR 5327
113th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor.
Introduced: July 31, 2014
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 31, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 31, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require any employment in which children under the age of 18 come into direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves to be considered particularly hazardous oppressive child labor, which is prohibited under such Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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