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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5327
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 31, 2014
Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Grijalva) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor.
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Tobacco-related agriculture employment of children
Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(l)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Any employment in which children under the age of 18 come into direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves shall be considered particularly hazardous oppressive child labor within the meaning of this subsection..