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HR 965 108th Congress House

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003

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

Introduced: July 14, 2003 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Minimum wagesNorthern Mariana Islands
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Feb 27, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 27, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E333-334)
Feb 27, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.90 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; and (2) $6.65 an hour, beginning 12 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.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 19 Independent 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 28, 2004
FROST, MARTIN
· Nov 17, 2003
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Oct 8, 2003
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 14, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 14, 2003
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Jun 24, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 2, 2003
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Apr 1, 2003
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Mar 13, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 13, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 27, 2003
CARSON, BRAD
· Feb 27, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 27, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 27, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Feb 27, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2003
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Feb 27, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 27, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 27, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 27, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 965: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-965/
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"H.R. 965: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-965/.
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H.R. 965, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-965/.
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