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S. 1823 116th Congress Senate

Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

Official title: A bill 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.

Introduced: June 12, 2019 Introduced by: Richard J. Durbin Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Drug, alcohol, tobacco useLabor standardsMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborWorker safety and healthYouth employment and child labor
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Jun 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3367)
Jun 12, 2019
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 Latest action June 12, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3367)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

This bill redefines "oppressive child labor," for purposes of child labor prohibitions under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to include the employment of any employee under age 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3229 Identical bill Children Don’t Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 13, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 12, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1823: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1823/
MLA
"S. 1823: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1823/.
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S. 1823, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1823/.
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