S 1742 · 119th Congress · Labor and Employment

Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

Introduced 2025-05-13· Sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2897)(2025-05-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1742 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1742 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture as oppressive child labor. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2025 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture as oppressive child labor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as ``Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act''. SEC. 2. TOBACCO-RELATED AGRICULTURE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN. Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(l)) is amended-- (1) in the first sentence…

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