Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
Latest action · Jun 12, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3398)
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.
- IntroducedJun 12, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to redefine "oppressive child labor," for purposes of child labor prohibitions, to include the employment of any employee under age 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2017 to Jun 14, 2017; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jun 12, 2017 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 14, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jun 12, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jun 12, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3398)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S3398 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL (text) | Jun 12, 2017 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1823 | Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 12, 2019 |
| HR 2878 | Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act | Identical bill | Jun 12, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2017Introduced in Senate
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