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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that the overtime exemption available to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables is available to…

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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that the overtime exemption available to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables is available to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of sugar beets.

Introduced: March 4, 1997 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Mar 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 4, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 4, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E367)
Mar 4, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make the overtime exemption available to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables expressly available to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of sugar beets, including transportation from a place where such farm produce is temporarily stockpiled in conjunction with the harvest.

What's happening now March 21, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 917: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that the overtime exemption available to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables is available to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of sugar beets.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-917/
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"H.R. 917: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that the overtime exemption available to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of fruit and vegetables is available to employees engaged in the transportation and preparation of sugar beets.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-917/.
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H.R. 917, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-917/.
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