HR 4257 · 105th Congress · Labor and Employment
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood products.
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House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.(1998-10-05)
Plain Language Summary
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Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from certain child labor restrictions the employment, inside or outside of businesses where machinery is used to process wood products, of youth between ages 14 and 18 who are members of religious sects that do not permit formal education beyond the eighth grade. Permits such youth employment if: (1) there is an adult present in a supervisory capacity; and (2) the youth does not operate or assist in the operation of power-driven woodworking machines.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4257, A Bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood products
Jul 28, 1998Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on July 22, 1998
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Cosponsors (14)
4 Democrats10 Republicans