Senate Bill 1262
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Future Logging Careers Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 21, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1262
Congress
117
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Future Logging Careers Act
This bill 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.
April 21, 2021
04/21/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
04/21/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:49 PM