[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5274 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5274

 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand working hours 
  for employees between the ages of 14 and 16 years during periods in 
         which schools are in session, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 25, 2023

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Nehls) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand working hours 
  for employees between the ages of 14 and 16 years during periods in 
         which schools are in session, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary 
Skills Act'' or the ``TEENS Act''.

SEC. 2. CHILD LABOR HOURS AND EXEMPTIONS.

    Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
203(l)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``virture'' and inserting ``virtue''; and
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, 
        except that in no case may the Secretary provide that 
        employment of such employees is deemed to constitute oppressive 
        child labor due to the number of hours an employee works if 
        such employee--
            ``(1) in a week during any part of which school is in 
        session, works 24 hours or less; and
            ``(2) begins work at a time that is not earlier than 7:00 
        a.m. (in the time zone in which the employment is performed) 
        and ends work at a time that is not later than 9:00 p.m. (in 
        such time zone).''.
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