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HR 3100 105th Congress House

American Family Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1998

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

Introduced: January 27, 1998 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Cost of living adjustmentsEconomics and Public FinanceIndexing (Economic policy)Minimum wages
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 13, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jan 27, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 27, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Family Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1998 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage per hour, beginning on September 1 of the years specified, to: (1) $5.65 in 1998; (2) $6.15 in 1999; (3) $6.65 in 2000; and (4) in 2001 and subsequent fiscal years, $6.65 adjusted to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 18 Independent 1
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Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 24, 1998
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Feb 12, 1998
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 3, 1998
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Feb 3, 1998
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 3, 1998
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 27, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 27, 1998
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Jan 27, 1998
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 27, 1998
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 27, 1998
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 27, 1998
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 27, 1998
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 27, 1998
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 27, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 27, 1998
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 27, 1998
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 27, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 27, 1998
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 27, 1998
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 27, 1998
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 27, 1998
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 27, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3100: American Family Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3100/
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"H.R. 3100: American Family Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3100/.
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