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HR 659 100th Congress House

Minimum Wage Inflation Adjustment Act of 1987

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage.

Introduced: January 21, 1987 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Minimum wagesWages
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Jan 21, 1987
Introduced in House
Jan 21, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 Latest action February 23, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Minimum Wage Inflation Adjustment Act of 1987 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage by increments to $4.35 starting January 1, 1989.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jan 21, 1987
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 21, 1987
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jan 21, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 659: Minimum Wage Inflation Adjustment Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-659/
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"H.R. 659: Minimum Wage Inflation Adjustment Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-659/.
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H.R. 659, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-659/.
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