US SB1341 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3398)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3398)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act 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.
Title
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] |
| Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3398) |
Same As/Similar To
HB2878 (Same As) 2017-06-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor
Labor and employment
Labor standards
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/115th-congress/senate-bill/1341/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1341/BILLS-115s1341is.pdf |
