HR 1450 105th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Construction industries Crime and Law Enforcement Employee rights Federal-territorial relations Forced labor Health Human rights Immigration Industrial relations Labeling Labor and Employment Minimum wages Northern Mariana Islands Occupational health and safety Territories (U.S.)

Insular Fair Wage and Human Rights Act of 1997

Introduced: April 24, 1997 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

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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

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.

What's happening now February 11, 1998

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

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