Child Labor Amendment

The Child Labor Amendment is a proposed and pending amendment to the United States Constitution offered by Republican Ohio Congressman Israel Moore Foster during the 68th Congress in the form of House Joint Resolution No. 184.

Text of the Child Labor Amendment

Congressional history

House Joint Resolution No. 184 was adopted by the United States House of Representatives on April 26, 1924, with a vote of 297 yeas, 69 nays, 2 present and 64 not voting.65 Congressional Record 7294-7295 It was then adopted by the Senate on June 2, 1924, with a vote of 61 yeas, 23 nays and 12 not voting.65 Congressional Record 10142 And with that, the proposed constitutional amendment was submitted to the state legislatures for ratification pursuant to Article V of the Constitution.

Actions in the state legislatures

The Child Labor Amendment has been ratified by the legislatures of the following 28 states:

• Arkansas in 1924
• Arizona in 1925
• California in 1925
• Wisconsin in 1925
• Montana in 1927
• Colorado in 1931
• Illinois in 1933
• Iowa in 1933
• Maine in 1933
• Michigan in 1933
• Minnesota in 1933
• New Hampshire in 1933
• New Jersey in 1933
• North Dakota in 1933
• Ohio......
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