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The amendment was offered by Republican Ohio Congressman Israel Moore Foster on April 26, 1924, during the 68th Congress, in the form of House Joint Resolution No. 184. The proposed text of the amendment read:
Section 1. The Congress shall have power to limit, regulate, and prohibit the labor of persons under eighteen years of age.Section 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.
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