# 119-s-1742: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

119-s-1742, Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1742
- Congress: 119
- Title: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Prohibits workers under 18 from directly handling tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves in farm jobs.** It amends Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act to add direct contact with tobacco as a form of oppressive child labor and revises the subsection's exemption wording to explicitly include "tobacco-related agriculture" alongside manufacturing and mining, broadening the federal prohibition so minors who handle tobacco are covered. The bill is titled the Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban minors from handling tobacco plants: benefit, low. This bill would change the Fair Labor Standards Act to add tobacco-related agriculture to its child labor rules. It would make it illegal to employ anyone under 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves. Enforcement would occur under existing Department of Labor child-la…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1742 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1742)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1742 (as of 2025-12-21).