United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2639 (107th)
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood products.
Introduced
25 July 2001
Last action
27 March 2002 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sponsors
Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17], Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
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 individuals 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 the individual: (1) is supervised by an adult relative or by an adult member of the same religious sect or division; (2) does not operate or assist in the operation of power-driven woodworking machines; (3) is protected from wood particles or other flying debris within the workplace by a barrier appropriate to such potential hazard or by maintaining a sufficient distance from machinery in operation; and (4) is required to use personal protective equipment to prevent exposure to excessive levels of noise and sawdust.
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Timeline
25 July 2001
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
25 July 2001
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 July 2001
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 March 2002
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 July 2001 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2639
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/2639
- us · 107-hr-2639 · source updated 23 March 2026