US HB5327 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-11-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 31 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-11-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require any employment in which children under the age of 18 come into direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves to be considered particularly hazardous oppressive child labor, which is prohibited under such Act.
Title
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor.
Sponsors
| Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
| Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA] | Rep. George Miller [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] |
| Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] | Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-17 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. |
| 2014-07-31 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
Subjects
Labor and employment
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor
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/113th-congress/house-bill/5327/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5327/BILLS-113hr5327ih.pdf |
