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HR 1237 102th Congress House Labor and Employment American Samoa Employment of the handicapped Equal pay for equal work Home labor Hours of labor Minimum wages Overtime Sex discrimination in employment Standards

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the application of such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 5, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Mar 5, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 5, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise its application.

Revises minimum wage and maximum hours provisions (as well as provisions for special industry committees for American Samoa) to apply such requirements specifically to employers of employees who in any workweek are engaged in industrial homework and who are either engaged in commerce or in the production of goods in commerce (in addition to any other employees so employed).

Revises the scope of the application of requirements relating to: (1) wage rate orders for employers in American Samoa; (2) prohibition of sex discrimination in wage rates; and (3) handicapped workers.

What's happening now March 21, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2204 Identical bill To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the application of such Act, and for other purposes.
  • S 349 Identical bill A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the application of such Act, and for other purposes.
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 24, 1991
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 11, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1237: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the application of such Act, and for other purposes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1237/
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"H.R. 1237: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the application of such Act, and for other purposes.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1237/.
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H.R. 1237, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1237/.
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