S. 509 119th Congress Senate

Future Logging Careers Act

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

Introduced: February 11, 2025 Introduced by: James E. Risch Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov

Labor and Employment Child safety and welfareFamily relationshipsForests, forestry, treesLabor standards

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Worker safety and healthYouth employment and child labor

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

Feb 11, 2025

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

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Montana · Feb 11, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 509: Future Logging Careers Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-509/

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"S. 509: Future Logging Careers Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-509/.

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