United States · Bill · S
S. 974 (114th)
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.
Introduced
16 April 2015
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2246-2247; text of measure as introduced: CR S2247-2249)
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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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 April 2015
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 April 2015
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 April 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/974
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/974