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HR 4540 105th Congress House Labor and Employment Cemeteries and funerals Commerce Minimum wages Overtime

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act.

Introduced: September 10, 1998 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Sep 10, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 10, 1998
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Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of such Act.

What's happening now September 10, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4540: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4540/
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"H.R. 4540: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4540/.
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H.R. 4540, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4540/.
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