US SB818 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Allows individuals who are 16 or 17 years old to work at certain logging operations that are owned or operated by at least one parent or a person standing in place of a parent. Thus, the bill exempts such employees from child labor laws.
Title
Future Logging Careers Act
Sponsors
Sen. James Risch [R-ID] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] | Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] |
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Child safety and welfare
Family relationships
Forests, forestry, trees
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor
Family relationships
Forests, forestry, trees
Labor and employment
Labor standards
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/818/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s818/BILLS-116s818is.pdf |