Editing Child Labor Amendment (section)

==Background==
{{See also | Child labor laws in the United States}}
With the [[Keating–Owen Act]] of 1916, the [[United States Congress]] had attempted to regulate [[interstate commerce]] involving goods produced by employees under the ages of 14 or 16, depending on the type of work. The [[United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] found this law unconstitutional in ''[[Hammer v. Dagenhart]]'' (1918). Later that year, Congress attempted to levy a tax on businesses with employees under the ages of 14 or 16 (again depending on the type of work), which was struck down by the Supreme Court in ''[[Bailey v. Drexel Furniture Co.|Bailey v. Drexel Furniture]]'' (1922). It became apparent that a constitutional amendment would be necessary for such legislation to overcome the Court's objections.<ref name="Keating">{{cite web |url=https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=59 |title=Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 |work=Our Documents |publisher=National Archives |access-date=October 20, 2012}}</ref>