Ratifying the Federal Child Labor Amendment

Maryland's Senate Joint Resolution 1 formally ratifies a 1924 constitutional amendment proposal that would grant Congress authority to regulate child labor for minors under 18. This resolution completes Maryland's approval of the amendment, which requires ratification by 10 additional states to become part of the U.S. Constitution (as 28 states had ratified it by 1937). The bill corrects Maryland's 1927 rejection of the same proposal and aligns with recent state efforts to revive ratification. As a procedural ratification resolution, it does not create new child labor laws but advances the constitutional process.