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S 2538 107th Congress Senate

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2002

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

Introduced: May 22, 2002 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Federal-territorial relationsGovernment Operations and PoliticsMinimum wagesNorthern Mariana IslandsTerritories (U.S.)
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Became law
May 23, 2002
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 385.
May 22, 2002
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 22, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 23, 2002

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 385.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4799 Identical bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2002
  • S 964 Related bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2001
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 22, 2002
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 22, 2002
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 22, 2002
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 22, 2002
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 22, 2002
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 22, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2538: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2538/
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"S. 2538: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2538/.
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S. 2538, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2538/.
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