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HR 325 106th Congress House Labor and Employment Federal-territorial relations Government Operations and Politics Minimum wages Northern Mariana Islands Territories (U.S.)

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1999

Introduced: January 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jan 19, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1999 - 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 beginning on September 1, 1999; and (2) $6.15 an hour beginning on September 1, 2000.

Makes Federal minimum requirements applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

What's happening now February 24, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 192 Identical bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1999
  • HRES 301 Procedurally related Provide for the consideration of H.R. 325.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 22 Independent 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 6, 1999
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 6, 1999
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 27, 1999
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 27, 1999
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 24, 1999
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Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 15, 1999
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 3, 1999
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 23, 1999
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 2, 1999
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 19, 1999
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 19, 1999
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 19, 1999
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 19, 1999
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 19, 1999
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 19, 1999
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 19, 1999
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 19, 1999
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 19, 1999
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 19, 1999
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 19, 1999
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 19, 1999
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 19, 1999
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 19, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 325: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-325/
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"H.R. 325: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-325/.
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H.R. 325, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-325/.
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