H.R. 1848 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1848 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 16, 2015 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Schiff, 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 employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor. 1. 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— (1) in this first sentence— (A) by striking in any occupation, or (2) and inserting in any occupation, (2); and (B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or (3) any employee under the age of eighteen years has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking other than manufacturing and mining and inserting , other than manufacturing, mining, and tobacco-related agriculture as described in paragraph (3) of the first sentence of this subsection,.