▁need y ▁aged . ▁The ▁latter ▁anticip ated ▁Social ▁Security . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁Fitz ger ald ▁introduced ▁a ▁constitution al ▁am end ment ▁to ▁allow ▁Congress ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁labor ▁and ▁working ▁hours ▁of ▁children ▁under ▁ 1 8 ▁which ▁was ▁passed ▁by ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁only ▁ 2 8 ▁states ▁had ▁rat ified ▁it ▁when ▁Congress ▁passed ▁the ▁Fair ▁Labor ▁Stand ards ▁Act ▁( 2 9 ▁U . S . ▁Code ▁Chapter ▁ 8 ), ▁incorpor ating ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁child ▁labor ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁am end ment . ▁ ▁Fitz ger ald ▁and ▁flight ▁A ▁lic ensed ▁pilot ▁and ▁early ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁flying , ▁Fitz ger ald ▁was ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁Wright ▁brothers . ▁Rep . ▁Fitz ger ald ▁was ▁called ▁an ▁" a er ial ▁dare dev il " ▁of ▁Congress ▁by ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁for ▁flying ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 - odd ▁miles ▁from ▁Day ton ▁to ▁Washington ▁for ▁the ▁recon ven ing ▁of ▁the ▁l ame ▁du ck ▁session ▁of ▁Congress ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁( though ▁that ▁flight ▁was ▁pil oted ▁by ▁someone ▁else ). ▁In ▁Day ton , ▁he ▁secured ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁Wright ▁Field ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁Wright - P atter son ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ). ▁His ▁interest ▁in ▁flying ▁led ▁him , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁to ▁ur ge ▁that ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁be ▁re organ