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H.R. 1215 114th Congress House

Future Logging Careers Act

Official title: To exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws.

Introduced: March 26, 2015 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Child safety and welfareFamily relationshipsForests, forestry, treesWorker safety and healthYouth employment and child labor
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 3, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 3, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Future Logging Careers Act

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make the restrictions on oppressive child labor inapplicable to employment of an employee age 16 or 17 by a parent, or a person standing in place of a parent, in a logging or mechanized operation owned or operated by that parent or person.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 694 Identical bill Future Logging Careers Act
  • HR 3283 Securing America's Next Generation of Safe Loggers and Truckers Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 8
R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jun 9, 2016
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Apr 22, 2015
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 13, 2015
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Mar 26, 2015
Abraham, Ralph
· Mar 23, 2015
Duffy, Sean
· Mar 4, 2015
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 3, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 3, 2015
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 3, 2015
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 3, 2015
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Mar 3, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1215: Future Logging Careers Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1215/
MLA
"H.R. 1215: Future Logging Careers Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1215/.
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H.R. 1215, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1215/.
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