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HR 1454 115th Congress House Labor and Employment Child safety and welfare Family relationships Forests, forestry, trees Worker safety and health Youth employment and child labor

Future Logging Careers Act

Introduced: June 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Future Logging Careers Act

This bill 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.

What's happening now March 9, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2936 Related bill Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017
  • S 655 Related bill Future Logging Careers Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 2 Republican 14
R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jul 12, 2017
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jun 6, 2017
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · May 22, 2017
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · May 3, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 2, 2017
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Apr 20, 2017
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Apr 6, 2017
Brat, Dave
· Apr 3, 2017
 R
Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Apr 3, 2017
Duffy, Sean
· Mar 30, 2017
Garrett, Thomas
· Mar 13, 2017
Abraham, Ralph
· Mar 10, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 10, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 10, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 10, 2017
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Mar 10, 2017
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 10, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 10, 2017
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 10, 2017
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Mar 10, 2017
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Mar 10, 2017
Poliquin, Bruce
· Mar 9, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1454: Future Logging Careers Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1454/
MLA
"H.R. 1454: Future Logging Careers Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1454/.
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H.R. 1454, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1454/.
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