WHEREAS, in 1924, the Sixty-eighth Congress of the United States of America, at its first session, passed House Joint Resolution 184 in both houses, by a constitutional majority of two-thirds of each house, that the following article should be proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), that the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as a part of the Constitution:

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 Section 1. The Congress shall have power to limit, regulate and prohibit the labor of persons under eighteen years of age.

 Sec. 2. The power of the several States is unimpaired by this article except that the operation of State laws shall be suspended to the extent necessary to give effect to legislation enacted by the Congress."; and

 WHEREAS, the proposal for the constitutional amendment is still outstanding since Congress did not set a time limit for ratification, and ratification by ten more states is required to add the amendment proposed by House Joint Resolution 184 to the United States Constitution; and

 WHEREAS, in February of 1925, the voters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts rejected ratification of House Joint Resolution 184 via ballot measure; and

 WHEREAS, the current General Court desires to correct the mistake of its rejection 100 years ago; and

 WHEREAS, Regulating the labor of persons under the age of 18 years is necessary to protect their health, welfare, and ability to obtain a quality education;

 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE GENERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, that said proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby ratified; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of the Commonwealth forward certified copies of this resolution to the Archivist of the United States, President of the United States, the President, President Pro Tempore and clerk of the United States Senate, the Speaker and clerk of the United States House of Representatives, each member of the Massachusetts congressional delegation and the clerks and presiding officers of each house of the legislatures in states that have not yet ratified this amendment on the date of adoption of this resolution by the General Court.