H.3845 - Ratification of a Constitutional Amendment for the federal regulation of child labor

Full Bill Title: Resolutions ratifying the proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States for federal regulation of child labor  

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Background: The Child Labor Amendment was passed by Congress in 1924 but was not ratified by the states. The amendment was in response to Lochner Era Supreme Court decisions like Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918) and Bailey v. Drexel Furniture (1922), limiting the ability of Congress to regulate child labor. Congress proposed this amendment to overturn the Court and, when ratification appeared imminent, the Supreme Court reversed course with United States v. Darby Lumber Co. (1941) and allowed federal regulation over child labor. 

What this resolution does: Make Massachusetts the 29th state to ratify the proposed amendment to the US Constitution to allow the federal regulation of child labor.