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HR 648 107th Congress House Labor and Employment Cemeteries and funerals Commerce Minimum wages Overtime

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors and licensed embalmers from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act.

Introduced: February 14, 2001 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 5, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 14, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors and licensed embalmers from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of such Act.
What's happening now April 5, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 10, 2002
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 20, 2002
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 24, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 648: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors and licensed embalmers from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-648/
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"H.R. 648: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors and licensed embalmers from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-648/.
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H.R. 648, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-648/.
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