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HR 3510 105th Congress House

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1998

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

Introduced: March 19, 1998 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Minimum wages
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 17, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 19, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 19, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 17, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1998 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage (currently $5.15 per hour) to: (1) $5.65 an hour during the year 1999; and (2) $6.15 an hour during the year 2000.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1805 Identical bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1998
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 19 Independent 1
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 23, 1998
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 21, 1998
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Mar 30, 1998
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 19, 1998
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 19, 1998
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 19, 1998
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Mar 19, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 19, 1998
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Mar 19, 1998
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 19, 1998
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 19, 1998
LAMPSON, NICK
· Mar 19, 1998
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 19, 1998
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 1998
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 1998
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 19, 1998
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 1998
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 19, 1998
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 19, 1998
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 19, 1998
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 19, 1998
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 19, 1998
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 19, 1998
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Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 19, 1998
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 19, 1998
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 19, 1998
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Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 19, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3510: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3510/
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