New York ratifies an amendment to the U.S. Constitution allowing Congress to regulate child labor.

The bill proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving Congress the power to limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of persons under eighteen years of age. State laws may be suspended to enforce federal legislation. New York's legislature ratifies this amendment, requesting the Secretary of State to send a certified copy to the U.S. Administrator of General Services.

New York ratifies an amendment to the U.S. Constitution allowing Congress to regulate child labor.

The bill proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving Congress the power to limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of persons under eighteen years of age. State laws may be suspended to enforce federal legislation. New York's legislature ratifies this amendment, requesting the Secretary of State to send a certified copy to the U.S. Administrator of General Services.