HI HCR98

Ratifies House Joint Resolution 184 from 1924, a proposed constitutional amendment that would grant Congress power to limit, regulate, and prohibit labor of persons under 18 years of age.

Amendment requires Congress power to supersede state laws to the extent necessary to enforce federal child labor legislation, while preserving general state authority.

As of 1937, only 28 states had ratified the amendment, falling short of the three-fourths threshold needed; 10 additional state ratifications are required for adoption.

Hawaii is one of seven states with no record of taking action on the proposed amendment; 15 other states have actively rejected it.

Certified copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to the U.S. Archivist, congressional leadership, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations.