HOUSE 2727117th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Future in Logging Careers Act
- Last Action
- 4/21/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-21Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2021-04-21Introduced in House
- 2021-04-21Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-21 (00)
Future in Logging Careers Act
This bill allows individuals who are 16 or 17 years old to work at certain timber harvesting operations that are owned or operated by at least one parent or a person standing in place of a parent. The bill, therefore, exempts such employees from child labor laws.
Cosponsors (14)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
- Gary Palmer (R-AL)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Steven Palazzo (R-MS)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Julia Letlow (R-LA)
- Antonio Delgado (D-NY)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
Subjects
- Child safety and welfare
- Family relationships
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Labor standards
- Worker safety and health
- Youth employment and child labor
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