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HR 665 107th Congress House

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.

Introduced: February 14, 2001 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Federal-territorial relationsGovernment Operations and PoliticsMinimum wagesNorthern Mariana Islands
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
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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 Latest action April 5, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2001 - 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, 2002; and (3) $6.65 an hour beginning January 1, 2003.

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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 277 Identical bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2001
  • S 964 Identical bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 22 Independent 1
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Sherman, Brad
California · May 25, 2001
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 24, 2001
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 24, 2001
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 8, 2001
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 26, 2001
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 26, 2001
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 14, 2001
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 14, 2001
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2001
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 14, 2001
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2001
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 14, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2001
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 14, 2001
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 14, 2001
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2001
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2001
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 14, 2001
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 14, 2001
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 14, 2001
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 14, 2001
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 14, 2001
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Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 14, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 665: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-665/
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"H.R. 665: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-665/.
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H.R. 665, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-665/.
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