S 192
106th Congress
Senate
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
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7485-7487)
Jan 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.
Jan 19, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S622)
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7485-7487)
Committees of jurisdiction
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