To exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in logging operations from child labor laws.
Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in logging operations from child labor laws., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Environment, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id9D6284A1EF0A429CAF10CAEE6F03411A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Future Logging Careers Act.
- Section H52122890264848B080568CC3866DC7EC: 2. Child labor law exemptions for logging operations The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended— in section 3 (29 U.S.C. 203), by...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in logging operations from child labor laws., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Environment, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in logging operations from child labor laws., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Risch (for himself, Mr. King, Ms. Collins, Mr. Crapo, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_labor"
- → Secretary of Labor
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
Learn more about our methodology