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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Future Logging Careers Act

S. 509Introduced Feb 11, 2025Policy area: Labor and Employment

Official title: A bill to exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in logging operations from child labor laws.

Sponsor: Sen. James Risch R-ID
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 11, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 1 independent

1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Susan Collins (R-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Angus King (I-ME), Tim Sheehy (R-MT).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. James Risch.

Sponsor’s state and district

Idaho in Congress

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.