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HR 2878 115th Congress House Labor and Employment Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Labor standards Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor Worker safety and health Youth employment and child labor

Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

Introduced: June 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jun 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now June 12, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 20, 2017
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 12, 2017
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 12, 2017
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 12, 2017
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 12, 2017
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Takano, Mark
California · Jun 12, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2878: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2878/
MLA
"H.R. 2878: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2878/.
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H.R. 2878, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2878/.
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