Bill · S. 1742· Senate(119-S-1742)
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
- Introduced
- 5/13/2025
- Last activity
- 5/13/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2897)
- Sponsored by
- Richard Durbin
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act," seeks to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The primary goal is to prohibit the employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by classifying it as oppressive child labor. It specifically targets employees under the age of eighteen who have direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves. This change would modify existing labor laws regarding specific occupations.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Protection of Minors: The bill would prohibit employment for anyone under the age of eighteen who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves, which classifies such work as oppressive child labor (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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No significant interests or groups are affected by this bill.
- 9/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/13/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2897)
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Edward MarkeyDemocrat · Massachusetts
John ReedDemocrat · Rhode Island
Bernie SandersIndependent · Vermont