HI SCR99

Ratifies House Joint Resolution 184 (dated June 2, 1924), a proposed constitutional amendment that would grant Congress power to limit, regulate, and prohibit labor of persons under eighteen years of age.

The amendment requires ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures; as of 1937, only 28 states had ratified it, falling short of the required threshold, with ten additional states needed for adoption.

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

Federal child labor regulation is currently provided under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; the resolution notes that ratification would align Hawaii with historical efforts to protect children from exploitation.

Directs certified copies of the concurrent resolution be transmitted to the U.S. Archivist, Senate Majority Leader, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations.