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H.R. 3545

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3545, the TEENS Act, was introduced in the House on May 21, 2025 by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on May 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 3545 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb3545/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3545 IH: Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-21
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3545  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 21, 2025   Mr. Johnson of South Dakota  (for himself,  Mr. Nehls , and  Mr. Mann ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand working hours for employees between the ages of 14 and 16 years during periods in which schools are in session, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills Act   or the   TEENS Act  .
2.
Child labor hours and exemptions
Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203(l) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting
, except that in no case may the Secretary provide that employment of such employees is deemed to constitute oppressive child labor due to the number of hours an employee works if such employee—
(1)
in a week during any part of which school is in session, works 24 hours or less; and
(2)
begins work at a time that is not earlier than 7:00 a.m. (in the time zone in which the employment is performed) and ends work at a time that is not later than 9:00 p.m. (in such time zone).
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-21
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand working hours for employees between the ages of 14 and 16 years during periods in which schools are in session, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R) sponsors H.R. 3545, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3545 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · May 21, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3545 has taken 2 actions since May 21, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 21, 2025
House
Introduced in House
May 21, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 3545 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3545 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • TEENS Act — Display Title
  • TEENS Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand working hours for employees between the ages of 14 and 16 years during periods in which schools are in session, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 95 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3545 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Budget/Appropriations, Aerospace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION15—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 95.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AARON FRAZIER115
BRENNAN DUCKETT115
DANIEL ROEHL115
JORDAN HEILICZER115
LAURA ABSHIRE115
MATT WALKER115
SEAN KENNEDY115
ABELARDO TORRES111
ALEXA BRANSON111
ANDREA PORWOLL111
ASHLEY GUM111
BRADLEY WATTS111
BRINCE MANNING111
BROOKE MILLER111
CAROLINE BILLMAN111
CASSIA CARVALHO111
CHAD WHITEMAN111
CHANTEL SHEAKS111
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW111
CHRISTOPHER EYLER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$870K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$830K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$810K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$790K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$790K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3545 under Labor and Employment, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3545’s is Labor and Employment.

hr3545/policy-areas.txt
Labor and EmploymentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com