United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1848 (114th)
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.
Introduced
16 April 2015
Last action
16 November 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sponsors
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
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.
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Timeline
16 April 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
16 April 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 April 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 November 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 April 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1848
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1848
- us · 114-hr-1848 · source updated 23 March 2026