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H.R. 3383 104th Congress House

Minimum Wage Increase and Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 1996

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage rate under that Act and to implement a new Work Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 1, 1996 See on congress.gov
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May 17, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 1, 1996
Referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 1, 1996
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 Latest action May 17, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Minimum Wage Increase and Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 1996 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage rate from the current $4.25 per hour to: (1) $4.75 per hour for one year beginning 90 days after enactment of this Act; and (2) $5.25 per hour after that year.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a new work opportunity tax credit. Redesignates the current targeted jobs credit as the work opportunity credit. Revises the amount of such credit, members of targeted groups, minimum employment period for eligibility, and termination of the period of new wage payments to which the credit applies.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3383: Minimum Wage Increase and Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3383/
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