Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
Sponsored By: Representative DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced
Summary
Prohibits child labor in tobacco farming. This bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to treat any employee under 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves as subject to the Act's oppressive child labor prohibition, and it would remove tobacco-related agriculture from the list of exempted activities so tobacco farming is covered like other industries.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Ban on kids handling tobacco on farms
If enacted, this bill would bar anyone under 18 from work that touches tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves. Tobacco farms and related employers would need to keep minors away from those tasks or reassign them. This would put these jobs under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s oppressive child labor rules. It would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 6/11/2025
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Friedman
CA • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Jackson (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Mannion
NY • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Escobar
TX • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Espaillat
NY • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/10/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/10/2025
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 12/18/2025
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 1/12/2026
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