HR 4644 · 97th Congress · Labor and Employment

A bill to amend section 13 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require findings of adverse effects of pesticides and other chemicals to be based on objective scientific data.

Introduced 1981-09-30· Sponsored by Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.(1981-10-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to revise requirements for waivers that permit the hiring of 10- and 11-year-old children to hand harvest certain crops for eight weeks of a calendar year. Provides that the submission of signed statements from trained medical personnel in the affected region satisfies the requirement that the Secretary of Labor find that such employment would not be deleterious to the health or well-being of such children. Eliminates a requirement that the Secretary find, based on objective data submitted by the applicant, that the pesticides and other chemicals used would not have an adverse effect on such children. Provides, instead, that the Secretary grant such waivers unless the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines, based on scientific findings and other technical information, that such pesticides or chemicals may have a significant adverse effect on such children.…

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Cosponsors (7)

4 Democrats3 Republicans