Introduced in Senate — S. 1742

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1742

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 13, 2025

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture as oppressive child labor.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act.

Sec. 2. 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 the 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 (as described in paragraph (3) of the first sentence of this subsection) tobacco-related agriculture,.