S 2221 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Preserving America's Family Farms Act

Introduced Mar 21, 2012 Originated Senate Sponsor John Thune R-SD

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 21, 2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 21, 2012
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Preserving America's Family Farms Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from finalizing or enforcing proposed rule "Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation; Child Labor Violations-Civil Money Penalties" (relating to child labor in agricultural and nonagricultural occupations) issued pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act and published on September 2, 2011.

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2012 to Mar 28, 2012; 38 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-INDaniel CoatsOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-LADavid VitterOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-ALJeff SessionsOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-SCJim DeMintOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-WYJohn BarrassoOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-AZJohn McCainOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-AZJon KylOriginalMar 21, 2012
D-MTJon TesterOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-NHKelly AyotteOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-TNLamar AlexanderOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-FLMarco RubioOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-ILMark KirkOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-NEMike JohannsOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-UTMike LeeOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-KYMitch McConnellOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-UTOrrin G. HatchOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-KYRand PaulOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-INRichard G. LugarOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-WIRon JohnsonOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-MORoy BluntOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-GASaxby ChamblissOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-MSThad CochranOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-OKTom CoburnOriginalMar 21, 2012
R-TNBob CorkerMar 22, 2012
R-ALRichard C. ShelbyMar 22, 2012
D-MOClaire McCaskillMar 26, 2012
D-MTMax BaucusMar 26, 2012
D-NHJeanne ShaheenMar 27, 2012
D-MNAmy KlobucharMar 28, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Referred Mar 21, 2012

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 21, 2012Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 21, 2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4157Preserving America's Family Farms ActIdentical billJul 25, 2012

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from finalizing a proposed rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 relating to child labor.
Short Titles as Introduced
Preserving America's Family Farms Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 21, 2012Introduced in Senate

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