S 2044
117th Congress
Senate
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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4521)
Jun 14, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
This bill prohibits as a form of oppressive child labor the employment of any employee under age 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4521)
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Cosponsors
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2044: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2044/
"S. 2044: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2044/.
S. 2044, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2044/.
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