HR 5026
106th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Minimum wages
State laws
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Introduced: July 27, 2000
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 27, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 27, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow 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.
Exempts employers in such a State from Federal minimum wage rate requirements.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
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