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HR 2457 107th Congress House Immigration Admission of nonimmigrants Agricultural labor Agriculture and Food Employment agencies Labor and Employment Minimum wages Seasonal labor Visas

Wage Equity Act of 2001

Introduced: July 11, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 6, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jul 11, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 11, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Wage Equity Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among the conditions of approval of an H-2A (visa) temporary agricultural worker petition the requirement that an employer may not be required to pay workers more than the greater of: (1) the prevailing wage for seasonal agricultural workers in the occupation in the area of intended employment; or (2) the greater of Federal or State minimum wage.
What's happening now August 6, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1442 Identical bill Wage Equity Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 1 Republican 8
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 3, 2002
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Dec 18, 2001
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Nov 28, 2001
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 27, 2001
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 12, 2001
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jul 12, 2001
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 12, 2001
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 11, 2001
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 11, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2457: Wage Equity Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2457/
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"H.R. 2457: Wage Equity Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2457/.
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H.R. 2457, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2457/.
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