United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 D · 3 R cosponsors

HR 1193 — Future in Logging Careers Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill exempts certain 16- and 17-year-olds working in timber harvesting from existing child labor laws under specified conditions.

  • 29 U.S.C. 203

    (z)(1) `Timber harvesting employer' means an employer engaged in-- (A) the felling, skidding, yarding, loading and processing of timber by equipment other than manually operated chainsaws and cable skidders; (B) the felling of timber in mechanized operations; (C) the bucking or converting of timber into logs, poles, ties, bolts, pulpwood, chemical wood, excelsior wood, cordwood, fence posts, or similar products; (D) the collecting, skidding, yarding, loading, transporting and unloading of such products in connection with logging; (E) the constructing, repairing and maintaining of roads or camps used in connection with logging; the constructing, repairing, and maintenance of machinery or equipment used in logging; and (F) other work performed in connection with logging.

    This creates a new definition for 'timber harvesting employer' to identify entities involved in timber-related activities.

  • 29 U.S.C. 203

    (2) `Mechanized timber harvesting employer'-- (A) means an employer engaged in the felling, skidding, yarding, loading and processing of timber by equipment other than manually operated chainsaws and cable skidders; and (B) includes an employer engaged in the use of whole tree processors, cut-to-length processors, stroke boom delimbers, wheeled and track feller-bunchers, pull thru delimbers, wheeled and track forwarders, chippers, grinders, mechanical debarkers, wheeled and track grapple skidders, yarders, bulldozers, excavators, and log loaders.

    This establishes a new classification for 'mechanized timber harvesting employers' to specify those using advanced machinery in timber operations.

  • 29 U.S.C. 213(c)

    (8) The provisions of section 12 relating to child labor shall apply to an employee who is 16 or 17 years old employed by a timber harvesting employer or mechanized timber harvesting employer in an occupation that the Secretary of Labor finds and declares to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children ages 16 or 17, except where such employee is employed by a timber harvesting employer or mechanized timber harvesting employer owned or operated by a parent or a person standing in the place of a parent of such employee.

    This excludes 16- and 17-year-olds from child labor protections in specific logging roles unless deemed hazardous by the Secretary of Labor, or if employed by a parent.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 539 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (539)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 1193?
HR 1193 is sponsored by Golden, Jared F. (Democratic), Thompson, Glenn (Republican), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Fulcher, Russ (Republican), Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp (Democratic), Balint, Becca (Democratic), Rutherford, John H. (Republican), and Goodlander, Maggie (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 1193?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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