Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
This bill prohibits children under 18 from having direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves on farms. It amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to explicitly add "tobacco-related agriculture" to the list of occupations where minors cannot work, alongside manufacturing and mining. The law directly affects young workers in tobacco farming by banning their hands-on involvement with crops and processed tobacco. This change updates existing labor protections to specifically cover tobacco farming operations. The policy would require farms to adjust employment practices to exclude minors from these tasks.
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Introduction
Jun 2023
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Introduced Jun 12, 2023
Last action Jun 12, 2023
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Jun 12, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Jun 12, 2023
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1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
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Rosa L. DeLauro
DDemocratic
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Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
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Danny K. Davis
DDemocratic
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Delia C. Ramirez
DDemocratic
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Donald M. Payne, Jr.
DDemocratic
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Earl Blumenauer
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Greg Casar
DDemocratic
Co
Hillary J. Scholten
DDemocratic
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James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
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