US SB1823 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3367)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3367)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Redefines "oppressive child labor," for purposes of child labor prohibitions under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to include the employment of any employee under age 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves.
Title
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
| Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3367) |
Same As/Similar To
HB3229 (Same As) 2019-06-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1823/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1823/BILLS-116s1823is.pdf |
