VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FIRST SESSION S. 703-To provide for promotion of vocational education; cooperation with States. Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act of 1917. Reported from Education and Labor, p. 1781; Rept. No. 97. Amended and passed Senate, p. 11878. Referred to Education. SECOND SESSION S. 708-See above. Committee on Education discharged, p. 714. Amended and passed House, p. 1083. Senate disagrees with House amendments and asks conference, p. 1189; House agrees, p. 1332. Conference report (S. Doc. 711) made in Senate, p. 3262; made in House, p. 3315. Conference report agreed to in House, p. 3423; agreed to in Senate, p. 3408. Approved, p. 3965. Public Law No. 347. MAXIMUM WORK HOURS ON RAILROADS FIRST SESSION H.R. 17700-Hours of Service Act: Sets 8-hour workday for railroad workers. September 3 and 5, 1918. Reported with amendments from Interstate and Foreign Commerce, p. 13609; Rept No. 1184. Amended and passed House, p. 13607. Debated in Senate, pp. 1337813406, etc. Unanimous-consent agreement for vote on, agreed to, p. 13577. Passed Senate, p. 13655. Approved, p. 14158. Public Law No. 252. S. 6981-Same. Reported from Interstate Commerce, p. 13552; no report. Indefinitely postponed (see H.R. 17700). BUREAU OF LABOR SAFETY FIRST SESSION H.R. 153-To create Bureau of Labor Safety in Department of Labor. Reported from Labor, p. 1180; Rept. No. 44. Amended and passed House, p. 1267. Referred to Education and Labor, p. 1312. Reported with amendments, p. 11518; Rept. No. 734. Recommitted to committee, p. 12166. Recommitting motion reconsidered, p. 12411. NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT BUREAU FIRST SESSION H.R. 5783-To establish National Employment Bureau in Labor Department. Reported from Labor, p. 4886 (amended); Rept. No. COMPETITION FROM CONVICT LABOR 424. FIRST SESSION S. 4060-To give States right to regulate interstate commerce in convict-made goods. Reported from Education and Labor, p. 6626 (with amendments); Rept. No. 385. H.R. 6871-Same. Reported from Labor, p. 1542; Rept No. 75. Sixty-fifth Congress (Special session, March 5-16, 1917; first session, April 2, 1917-October 6, 1917; second session, December 3, 1917-November 21, 1918; third session, December 2, 1918–March 4, 1919) MINIMUM WAGES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SECOND SESSION H.R. 12098-A bill to set minimum wages for women and minor workers in District of Columbia. Nolan Act. September 19, 1918. Reported from District of Columbia, p. 6570; Rept. No. 571. Amended and passed House, p. 9537. Referred to District of Columbia, p. 9574. Reported (Rept. 562), p. 10059. Passed Senate, p. 10285. Approved, p. 10704. Public Law No. 215. CHILD LABOR SECOND SESSION H.R. 12863-To prohibit child labor in interstate and foreign commerce via taxation. Reported from Ways and Means, p. 9894; Rept. No. 767. Amended and passed House, p. 10547. Referred to Finance, p. 10561. THIRD SESSION H.R. 12863-See above. Reported from Finance with amendments, p. 174; Rept. No. 617. Amended and passed Senate, p. 832. Senate asks for conference, p. 834. House disagrees to Senate amendments and agrees to conference, p. 861 (see H. Res. 488). Conference report made in House, p. 2819; Rept. No. 1037; agreed to in House, p. 3035. Conference report made in Senate, p. 2818; agreed to, p. 3117. Approved, p. 4245. Public Law No. 254. Sixty-sixth Congress (first session, May 19, 1919-November 19, 1919; second session, December 1, 1919-June 5, 1920; third session, December 6, 1920March 4, 1921) PROHIBITION OF STRIKES IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE SECOND SESSION S. 4204-A bill to prohibit strikes in interstate and foreign commerce. Reported from Interstate Commerce with amendment, p. 7873; Rept. No. 644. LABOR DISPUTES ON RAILROADS FIRST SESSION H.R. 10453-An act to provide, among other things, for settlement of disputes between carriers and their employees; re-established procedures of arbitration. Reported from Interstate and Foreign Commerce, p. 8265; Rept. No. 456. Amended and passed House, p. 8692. SECOND SESSION H.R. 10453-Same. Amended and passed Senate, p. 952. Senate asks for conference, p. 952. agrees to conference, p. 1004. p. 3034; agreed to, p. 3326. House disagrees to amendment and Conference report submitted in Senate, Conference report submitted in House (Rept. No. 650), p. 3098. Agreed to, p. 3243. Approved, p. 3709. Public Law No. 152. WORKING CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT SEAMEN FIRST SESSION H.R. 10378: Merchant Marine Act of 1920-Among other things, provide better working conditions for seamen and includes them under provisions of Employer's Liability Act of 1908. Reported from Merchant Marine and Fisheries, p. 8052; Rept. No. 443. Amended and passed House, p. 8173. Referred to Commerce, p. 8267. SECOND SESSION H.R. 10378-Same. Reported from Merchant Marine and Fisheries with amendments; p. 6494; Rept. No. 573. Amended and passed Senate, p. 7420. Senate asks for conference, p. 7420. House disagrees to Senate amendments and agrees to conference, p. 7504. Conference report submitted in House, Rept. No. 1093, p. 8290. House insists on its disagreement to Senate amendments and asks for further conference, p. 8398. Conference report submitted in Senate, p. 8163. Senate insists on its amendments and agrees to further conference, p. 8334. Conference report submitted in Senate, p. 8338; agreed to p. 8470. Conference report submitted in House, p. 8572; Rept. No. 1102. House further insists on its disagreement to Senate amendments and asks further conference, p. 8576. Senate agrees to conference, p. 8487. Reported submitted in Senate, p. 8493; agreed to, p. 8502. Conference report submitted in House (Rept. No. 1107), p. 8588; agreed to, p. 8609. Approved, p. 8678. Sixty-seventh Congress (first session, March 4, 1921-November 23, 1921; second session, December 5, 1921-September 22, 1922; third session, November 20, 1922-December 4, 1922; fourth session, December 4, 1922-March 4, 1923) REGULATION OF WAGES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IN COAL INDUSTRY FIRST SESSION S. 3940-A bill for the comprehensive regulation of the coal industry, covering production, distribution, prices, wages. Reported with amendments from Interstate Commerce, p. 11728; Rept. No. 895. Indefinitely postponed. SECOND SESSION H.R. 12472-Same. Reported from Interstate and Foreign Commerce, p. 11948; Rept. No. 1196. Amended and passed House, p. 12058. Amended and passed Senate, p. 12235. Senate insists on its amendments and asks for conference, p. 12235. House disagrees to Senate amendments; agrees to conference, p. 12349. Conference report submitted in Senate (S. Doc. 251), p. 12568. Conference report submitted in House (H. Rept. 1222), p. 12615. Approved, p. 13182. Public Law No. 348. Sixty-eighth Congress (first session, December 3, 1923-June 7, 1924; second session, December 1, 1924-March 4, 1925) LABOR DISPUTES IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE FIRST SESSION S. 2646-To provide for expeditious and prompt settlement, mediation, conciliation, and arbitration of disputes between carriers and their employees and subordinate officials, and for other purposes. Reported from Interstate Commerce with amendments, p. 10936; Rept. 779. H.R. 7358-Same. Reported to Interstate and Foreign Commerce, p. 3294. Committee discharged and committed to State of the Union, p. 7875. Enacting clause striken out, p. 8939. H.R. 646-Bill to make valid and enforceable written provisions or agreements for arbitration of disputes arising out of contracts, maritime transactions, or commerce. Reported from Judiciary, p. 1430; Rept. 96. Passed House, p. 11082. Referred to Commerce, p. 11124. H.R. 7698-A bill to regulate transportation and importation of strikebreakers in labor disturbances. Reported with amendments from Labor, p. 6289; Rept. 500. Sixty-ninth Congress (first session, December 7, 1925-July 3, 1926; second session, December 6, 1926-March 4, 1927) SAFETY DIVISION FIRST SESSION H.R. 12263-To create a Safety Division in the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. Reported from Labor Committee, June 24, 1926; Rept. No. 1537. SECOND SESSION H.R. 12263-See above. Passed House, January 3, 1927. Reported in Senate, January 21, 1927; Rept. No. 1288. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION IN MARITIME FIRST SESSION H.R. 12063-A bill to provide compensation for employees injured and dependents of employees killed in certain maritime employments, and providing for administration by the United States Employees 78-062 O - 67 - 8 Commission. Reported from Judiciary, May 13, 1926; Rept No. 1190. S. 3170 Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Act (March 4, 1927-provides workmen's compensation in maritime employment for disability or death resulting from injury. Reported from Judiciary, p. 4119; Rept. No. 973. Amended and passed Senate, p. 10614. Referred to Judiciary, p. 10820. SECOND SESSION S. 3170-See above. Reported with amendments, p. 1687; Rept. No. 1767. Amended and passed House, p. 5414. Senate concurs in House amendments, p. 5900. Approved (Public Law No. 803), p. 5917. LABOR DISPUTES ON RAILROADS FIRST SESSION H.R. 9463-To provide for prompt disposition of disputes between railway carriers and their employees, and for other purposes. Railway Labor Act. Reported from Interstate and Foreign Commerce, February 19, 1926; H. Rept. 328. Passed House, March 1, 1926. Reported in Senate, April 16, 1926; Rept. No. 606. Passed Senate, May 11, 1926. Approved, May 20, 1926. Public Law No. 257. Seventieth Congress (first session, December 5, 1927-May 29, 1928; second session, December 3, 1928–March 4, 1929) CHILD LABOR FIRST SESSION H.R. 6685-To regulate conditions of child labor in the District of Columbia. Reported from District of Columbia Committee, February 17, 1928; House Report No. 703. Reported in Senate, amended, April 19, 1928; Senate Report No. 842. Passed Senate, amended, May 23, 1928. House agrees to Senate amendments, May 28, 1928. Approved, May 29, 1928. Public Law No. 618. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION FIRST SESSION H.R. 12320: Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amends. Reported from House Judiciary Committee, March 28, 1928; House Report No. 1070. Passed House, April 2, 1928. Reported in Senate, April 23, 1928. Passed Senate, April 24, 1928. Approved, May 4, 1928. Public Law No. 349. SECOND SESSION S. 5503: Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation ActAmends. Reported in Senate, February 11, 1929, from Judiciary Committee. Passed Senate, February 26, 1929. Referred to House Judiciary Committee, February 28, 1929. |