HR 4799
107th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Federal-territorial relations
Government Operations and Politics
Minimum wages
Northern Mariana Islands
Territories (U.S.)
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2002
Introduced: May 22, 2002
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 22, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 22, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2002 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.75 an hour beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.25 an hour during the year beginning on January 1, 2003; and (3) $6.65 an hour beginning January 1, 2004.
Makes Federal minimum wage requirements applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sets forth a transition period during which a specified minimum wage there shall be gradually increased to equal the Federal minimum wage.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
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