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HR 1441 107th Congress House

Minimum Wage State Flexibility Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws.

Introduced: April 25, 2001 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Federal preemptionGovernment Operations and PoliticsMinimum wagesState laws
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jun 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Apr 4, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 4, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Minimum Wage State Flexibility Act of 2001 - 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 or rates that are not less than $5.15 per hour; and (2) applies that rate or those rates to as many workers in the State as would otherwise be covered by the Federal minimum wage rate.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 1
OSE, DOUG
· May 10, 2001
SMITH, NICK
· May 3, 2001
BALLENGER, CASS
· Apr 25, 2001
Toomey, Patrick
· Apr 25, 2001
Vitter, David
· Apr 25, 2001
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 25, 2001
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Apr 4, 2001
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