HR 2727
117th 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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Future in Logging Careers Act
This bill allows individuals who are 16 or 17 years old to work at certain timber harvesting operations that are owned or operated by at least one parent or a person standing in place of a parent. The bill, therefore, exempts such employees from child labor laws.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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