H.R. 3846 106th Congress House

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 8, 2000 See on congress.gov

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Mar 9, 2000

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 434, H.R. 3846 is laid on the table.

Mar 9, 2000

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3081.

Mar 9, 2000

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 9, 2000

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 282 - 143 (Roll no. 45).

Mar 9, 2000

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 181 - 243 (Roll no. 44). (text: CR H899-900)

Mar 9, 2000

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

Mar 9, 2000

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion provide for striking sections 2, 3, and 4 from the bill and to insert a new section at the end of the bill setting new guidelines for the minimum wage scale in the Northern Mariana Islands.

Mar 9, 2000

Mr. Clay moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.

Mar 9, 2000

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Mar 9, 2000

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 434 the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the amendment.

Mar 9, 2000

DEBATE - The Chair announced that the decision of the House was to consider the bill and the House proceeded with one hour of debate.

Mar 9, 2000

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3081 and H.R. 3846. H.R. 3081 shall be considered in the House and shall be considered as read. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, the text of H.R. 3832 shall be considered as adopted. Debate shall continue for not to exceed two hours, equally divided and controlled, and there shall be one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. H.R. 3846 shall be considered in the House, shall be considered as read, and shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled. Specified amendments are in order and consist of those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. There shall be one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Finally, in the engrossment of H.R. 3081, the text of H.R. 3846 as passed by the House shall be added as new matter at the end of H.R.3081, after whi...

Mar 9, 2000

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 434. (consideration: CR H879-902; text of measure as introduced: CR H881-882)

Mar 9, 2000

On motion to consider the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 274 - 141 (Roll no. 42).

Mar 9, 2000

DEBATE - The Chair noted that the point of order raised by Mr. Largent met the threshold required under the rule and allotted 20 minutes of debate, equally divided and controlled, for the purpose of determining whether or not consideration of the measure will go forward. At the conclusion of debate, the Chair will put the question of consideration of the measure before the House.

Mar 9, 2000

Point of order raised by Mr. Largent on the content of the measure. Mr. Largent stated that the bill violated section 425(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the extent that it imposed intra-governmental expenses in the form of an unfunded mandate totaling more than $50 million. The Chair sustained the point of order.

Mar 9, 2000

Mr. Goodling called up the bill.

Mar 9, 2000

Rule H. Res. 434 passed House.

Mar 8, 2000

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Mar 8, 2000

Introduced in House

Mar 8, 2000

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 434 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3081 and H.R. 3846. H.R. 3081 shall be considered in the House and shall be considered as read. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, the text of H.R. 3832 shall be considered as adopted. Debate shall continue for not to exceed two hours, equally divided and controlled, and there shall be one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. H.R. 3846 shall be considered in the House, shall be considered as read, and shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled. Specified amendments are in order and consist of those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. There shall be one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Finally, in the engrossment of H.R. 3081, the text of H.R. 3846 as passed by the House shall be added as new matter at the end of H.R.3081, after whi...

Votes taken on this bill 3

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 9, 2000	House · vote #45	On Passage	Passed	282–143	See who voted →
Mar 9, 2000	House · vote #44	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Failed	181–243	See who voted →
Mar 9, 2000	House · vote #42	Will The House Now Consider The Bill	Passed	274–141	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to 1 with no recorded outcome

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 594	–	An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 106-516 to provide for the increase in the minimum wage to oc…	Agreed to	Mar 9, 2000
HAMDT 593	–	Pursuant to H. Res. 434, as amended, section 5 of H.R. 3846 is stricken.	No recorded outcome	Mar 9, 2000

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Latest action March 9, 2000

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 434, H.R. 3846 is laid on the table.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the Federal minimum wage (currently $5.15 per hour) to: (1) $5.48 per hour during the year beginning April 1, 2000; (2) $5.81 per hour during the year beginning April 1, 2001; and (3) $6.15 per hour beginning April 1, 2002.

(Sec. 2) Revises an exemption from FLSA minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements for certain computer professionals to include computer network and database analysts, and computer systems, network, and database designers and developers.

(Sec. 3) Exempts from FLSA minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements any employee in a sales position, if: (1) the employee has specialized or technical knowledge related to products or services being sold; (2) the employee's sales are predominantly to persons who are entities to whom the employee has made previous sales or the employee's position does not involve initiating sales contacts; (3) the employee has a detailed understanding of customers' needs and exercises discretion in offering a variety of products and services; (4) the employee receives a base compensation at a specified minimum rate and additional compensation based on sales attributable to the employee; (5) the employee's aggregate compensation based upon sales reaches a specified minimum level; and (6) the rate of annual compensation or base compensation for an employee who did not work for an employer for an entire calendar year is prorated to reflect annual compensation which would have been earned if the employee had been compensated at the same rate for the entire calendar year. Makes such exemption inapplicable to individuals employed as route sales drivers.

(Sec. 4) Exempts licensed funeral directors and licensed embalmers from FLSA minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements.

(Sec. 5) Allows a State to preempt the Federal minimum wage if the State: (1) sets a minimum wage rate of at least $5.15 per hour (the current Federal minimum wage); and (2) applies that rate to as many workers in the State as would otherwise be covered by the Federal minimum wage rate.

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