HR 4020
118th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
Introduced: June 12, 2023
Introduced by:
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 12, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
This bill prohibits an individual under the age of 18 from performing work that has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves by specifying that the work is oppressive child labor. (Oppressive child labor is generally prohibited under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, with some exceptions.)
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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