H1986 • 2025

Resolutions providing for the ratification of the child labor amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America

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Sponsor: Amy Mah Sangiolo (By Request)
Last action: 2026-03-26
Official status: Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date: Not listed

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Resolutions providing for the ratification of the child labor amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America

Resolutions providing for the ratification of the child labor amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America By Representative Sangiolo of Newton (by request), a petition (accompanied by resolutions, House, No.

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Resolutions providing for the ratification of the child labor amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America By Representative Sangiolo of Newton (by request), a petition (accompanied by resolutions, House, No.
1986) of Alexander Jablon for the adoption of resolutions providing for the ratification of the child labor amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.
The Judiciary.

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Bill History

2026-03-26 House
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
2025-10-20 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-06-05 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred
House
Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

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Resolutions providing for the ratification of the child labor amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America
By Representative Sangiolo of Newton (by request), a petition (accompanied by resolutions, House, No. 1986) of Alexander Jablon for the adoption of resolutions providing for the ratification of the child labor amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1986

WHEREAS, in 1924, the Sixty-eighth Congress of the United States of America, at its first session, passed House Joint Resolution 184 in both houses, by a constitutional majority of two-thirds of each house, that the following article should be proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), that the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as a part of the Constitution:

"ARTICLE ____

Section 1. The Congress shall have power to limit, regulate and prohibit the labor of persons under eighteen years of age.

Sec. 2. The power of the several States is unimpaired by this article except that the operation of State laws shall be suspended to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation enacted by the Congress."; and

WHEREAS, the proposal for the constitutional amendment is still outstanding since Congress did not set a time limit for ratification, and ratification by ten more states is required to add the amendment proposed by House Joint Resolution 184 to the United States Constitution; and

WHEREAS, in February of 1925, the voters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts rejected ratification of House Joint Resolution 184 via ballot measure; and

WHEREAS, the current General Court desires to correct the mistake of its rejection 100 years ago; and

WHEREAS, Regulating the labor of persons under the age of 18 years is necessary to protect their health, welfare, and ability to obtain a quality education;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE GENERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, that said proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby ratified; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of the Commonwealth forward certified copies of this resolution to the Archivist of the United States, President of the United States, the President, President Pro Tempore and clerk of the United States Senate, the Speaker and clerk of the United States House of Representatives, each member of the Massachusetts congressional delegation and the clerks and presiding officers of each house of the legislatures in states that have not yet ratified this amendment on the date of adoption of this resolution by the General Court.

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