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S. 694 114th Congress Senate

Future Logging Careers Act

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

Introduced: March 10, 2015 Introduced by: James E. Risch Republican · Idaho 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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Mar 10, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 10, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 10, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 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
  • HR 1215 Identical bill Future Logging Careers Act
  • HR 3283 Securing America's Next Generation of Safe Loggers and Truckers Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 28, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 24, 2015
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 10, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 694: Future Logging Careers Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-694/
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"S. 694: Future Logging Careers Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-694/.
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S. 694, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-694/.
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