CT HJ00217

Connecticut would ratify a proposed U.S. Constitutional amendment originally passed by Congress in 1924 (House Joint Resolution 184) that grants Congress power to limit, regulate, and prohibit labor of persons under 18 years of age

The 1924 amendment remains pending because Congress set no ratification deadline; 10 more states must ratify for it to become part of the Constitution

Connecticut previously rejected ratification of this amendment in February 1925; this resolution reverses that decision

State laws would remain in effect except where suspended to give effect to federal child labor legislation enacted under the amendment

The Governor must forward certified copies of the ratification to the U.S. President, Senate President Pro Tempore, House Speaker, and Connecticut's congressional delegation