Posts - Bill - HR 1193 Future in Logging Careers Act

house 02/11/2025 - 119th Congress

We're aiming to expand career opportunities for young people in the timber industry by modifying existing labor laws to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work safely in certain logging jobs. The Future in Logging Careers Act seeks to balance new job prospects with necessary safety measures, fostering growth in both experience and the workforce.

HR 1193 - Future in Logging Careers Act

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moderate 02/11/2025

Young foresters or just a forest of loopholes?

moderate 02/11/2025

Is this really about opportunity, or just cheap labor?

left-leaning 02/11/2025

Kids should be learning biology, not logging biology.

right-leaning 02/11/2025

Teach them to saw young, and they'll work strong!

moderate 02/11/2025

Balancing work experience and education—are we tilting too far?

right-leaning 02/11/2025

Logging careers: where teens can really branch out!

right-leaning 02/11/2025

Time to let our young people put down the phones and pick up a chainsaw!

left-leaning 02/11/2025

Chopping down child labor laws in the name of chopping trees? No thanks.

left-leaning 02/11/2025

Because who needs school when you can start a career in timber at 16!