# 114-hr-1848: 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.

114-hr-1848, 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., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1848
- Congress: 114
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Introduced: 2015-04-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to redefine "oppressive child labor," for purposes of child labor prohibitions, to include the employment of any employee under age 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2015-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2015-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2015-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2015-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-1848 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1848)

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