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HR 1450 105th Congress House

Insular Fair Wage and Human Rights Act of 1997

Official title: To provide certain requirements for labeling textile fiber products and to implement minimum wage and immigration requirements in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Introduced: April 24, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Construction industriesCrime and Law EnforcementEmployee rightsFederal-territorial relationsForced laborHealthHuman rightsImmigrationIndustrial relationsLabelingLabor and EmploymentMinimum wagesNorthern Mariana IslandsOccupational health and safetyTerritories (U.S.)Textile fabricsTextile industryTourismUnfair labor practices
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 11, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E125-127, E130-131)
May 1, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Apr 30, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E797)
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Apr 24, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E748-749)
Apr 24, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 11, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E125-127, E130-131)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Insular Fair Wage and Human Rights Act of 1997 - Amends Federal law to prohibit the affixation of the "Made in the USA" label to a textile fiber product from the Northern Mariana Islands unless: (1) each worker producing such product was paid a minimum wage equal to or greater than a specified amount; and (2) the product was manufactured in compliance with all Federal labor laws, including, but not limited to, the National Labor Relations Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

Applies to the Northern Mariana Islands: (1) the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (2) the minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as modified by this Act. Requires a minimum wage through December 31, 1997, of $3.55 per hour, adjusted semiannually thereafter in $.50 increments until it equals the minimum wage required by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

Requires a study of the extent of human and labor rights violations in the Northern Mariana Islands, which shall be included in the Secretary of the Interior's annual Federal-CNMI Initiative on Labor Immigration, and Law Enforcement report to the Congress.

Authorizes appropriations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 7 Independent 1
LAMPSON, NICK
· Sep 15, 1998
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 21, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 9, 1997
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 17, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 20, 1997
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· May 13, 1997
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 29, 1997
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Apr 24, 1997
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 24, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 24, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 24, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 24, 1997
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