S-655 : Still Just a Bill


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 operation owned or operated by that parent or person.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2017-03-15IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Senate
2017-03-15IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Labor and Employment
Related Subjects
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Family relationships
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Labor standards
  • Worker safety and health
  • Youth employment and child labor
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