H.R.4157: Preserving America's Family Farms Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about labor and employment
  • Introduced March 7, 2012
  • Latest Major Action July 25, 2012

Bill Sponsor

Bill Cosponsors

95 (14 Democrats, 81 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Preserving America's Family Farms Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from reissuing in substantially the same form, or issuing a new rule that is substantially the same as, the proposed rule "Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation; Child Labor Violations-Civil Money Penalties" (relating to child labor in agricultural and nonagricultural occupations) issued pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act and published on...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mr. Walberg moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4157.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 7, 2012

Introduced in the House by Tom Latham (R-Iowa)

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