HR 4256
108th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Minimum wages
Northern Mariana Islands
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004
Introduced: April 30, 2004
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Apr 30, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 30, 2004
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.45 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.00 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day.
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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