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HR 4257 105th Congress House

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood products.

Introduced: September 10, 1998 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Accident preventionChild laborChild safetyChurch and education
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CommerceEducationElementary and secondary educationEmergency ManagementEquipment and suppliesFamiliesHealthIndustrial accidentsLumber tradeMachineryOccupational health and safetyPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesReligionReligion in the workplaceReligions
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 1998
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Oct 1, 1998
Received in the Senate.
Sep 28, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 28, 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 28, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 28, 1998
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Sep 28, 1998
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9121-9124)
Sep 28, 1998
Mr. Goodling moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 22, 1998
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 22, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 16, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 16, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 5, 1998

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from certain child labor restrictions the employment, inside or outside of businesses where machinery is used to process wood products, of individuals between ages 14 and 18 who are members of religious sects that do not permit formal education beyond the eighth grade.

Permits such youth employment if the individual: (1) is supervised by an adult relative or by an adult member of the same religious sect or division; (2) does not operate or assist in the operation of power-driven woodworking machines; (3) is protected from wood particles or other flying debris within the workplace by a barrier appropriate to such potential hazard or by maintaining a sufficient distance from machinery in operation; and (4) is required to use personal protective equipment to prevent exposure to excessive levels of noise and sawdust.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4257: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood products.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4257/
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