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HR 8826 117th Congress House

Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand working hours for employees between the ages of 14 and 16 years during periods in which schools are in session, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 19, 2022 Introduced by: Johnson, Dusty Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 14, 2022
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 Latest action September 14, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills Act or the TEENS Act

This bill expands the permissible working hours for employees between the ages of 14 and 16. Specifically, when school is in session such employees may not work later than 9:00 p.m. or more than 24 hours per week.

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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Sep 22, 2022
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Sep 19, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8826: Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8826/
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"H.R. 8826: Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8826/.
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H.R. 8826, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8826/.
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