[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 95 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 95

  Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Labor should 
 recognize the unique circumstances of farm family youth workers when 
  issuing regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act relating to 
                hired farm workers under the age of 16.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2011

    Mr. Latham (for himself and Mr. Boren) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                           and the Workforce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Labor should 
 recognize the unique circumstances of farm family youth workers when 
  issuing regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act relating to 
                hired farm workers under the age of 16.

Whereas, on September 2, 2011, the Department of Labor published a Notice of 
        Proposed Rulemaking to update the agricultural child labor regulations;
Whereas family farms often depend on the contributions of youth for their 
        successful operation;
Whereas the proposed regulations will adversely impact the longstanding 
        tradition of youth working on farms to gain valuable skills and lessons 
        on hard work, character, and leadership;
Whereas the proposed regulations would be detrimental to the opportunity for 
        youth to gain experiential learning and hands-on skills for enrollment 
        in vocational agricultural training;
Whereas the proposed regulations would obstruct the opportunity for youth to 
        find rewarding employment and earn money for a college education or 
        other meaningful purposes;
Whereas the proposed regulations will limit opportunities to recruit young 
        farmers to agriculture at a time when the average age of farmers 
        continues to rise; and
Whereas working on a farm has become a way of life for thousands of youth across 
        rural America: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Labor should 
recognize the unique circumstances of farm family youth workers and 
multi-generational family partnerships in agricultural operations when 
issuing regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act relating to 
hired farm workers under the age of 16.
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