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HR 619 104th Congress House

Minimum Wage Amendments of 1995

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

Introduced: January 20, 1995 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Minimum wages
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 1, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jan 20, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Jan 20, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E143)
Jan 20, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 1, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Minimum Wage Amendments of 1995 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage from $4.25 to $6.50 an hour.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 15, 1995
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 7, 1995
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 30, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 619: Minimum Wage Amendments of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-619/
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"H.R. 619: Minimum Wage Amendments of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-619/.
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H.R. 619, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-619/.
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