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HR 1785 116th Congress House Labor and Employment Child safety and welfare Family relationships Forests, forestry, trees Labor standards Worker safety and health Youth employment and child labor

Future in Logging Careers Act

Introduced: April 8, 2019 Introduced by: Golden, Jared F. Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 14, 2019
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Future in Logging Careers Act

This bill exempts from child labor laws an employee between the ages of 16 and 18 years who is employed in an occupation that the Department of Labor finds to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children between such ages by a person who is a parent, or standing in the place of a parent of such employee, or by a timber harvesting employer or a mechanized timber harvesting employer owned or operated by such person.

What's happening now March 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 2 Republican 10
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 26, 2020
Spanberger, Abigail
· Jan 27, 2020
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Dec 4, 2019
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Sep 6, 2019
Palazzo, Steven
· Aug 2, 2019
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Jul 23, 2019
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jun 21, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Apr 30, 2019
Gallagher, Mike
· Apr 29, 2019
Gohmert, Louie
· Apr 25, 2019
Gaetz, Matt
· Apr 15, 2019
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Apr 15, 2019
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 12, 2019
Kuster, Ann
· Apr 9, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Apr 8, 2019
Duncan, Jeff
· Apr 8, 2019
 R
Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Apr 8, 2019
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Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Apr 8, 2019
Schrader, Kurt
· Apr 8, 2019
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1785: Future in Logging Careers Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1785/
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"H.R. 1785: Future in Logging Careers Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1785/.
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H.R. 1785, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1785/.
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