H.R. 1785 · 116th Congress
Future in Logging Careers Act
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
23 cosponsors · 6 D, 17 R
1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill exempts from child labor laws an employee between the ages of 16 and 18 years who is employed in an occupation that the Department of Labor finds to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children between such ages by a person who is a parent, or standing in the place of a parent of such employee, or by a timber harvesting employer or a…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 14, 2019
Future in Logging Careers Act
This bill exempts from child labor laws an employee between the ages of 16 and 18 years who is employed in an occupation that the Department of Labor finds to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children between such ages by a person who is a parent, or standing in the place of a parent of such employee, or by a timber harvesting employer or a mechanized timber harvesting employer owned or operated by such person.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Future in Logging Careers Act
Latest action (Mar 14, 2019): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 14, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.