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S 224 108th Congress Senate

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003

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

Introduced: January 28, 2003 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Government Operations and PoliticsMinimum wagesNorthern Mariana IslandsTerritories (U.S.)
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jan 29, 2003
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
Jan 28, 2003
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jan 28, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 29, 2003

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 965 Identical bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003
  • S 20 Identical bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003
  • S 2370 Related bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 28, 2003
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jan 28, 2003
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 28, 2003
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 28, 2003
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 28, 2003
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 28, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 224: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-224/
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"S. 224: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-224/.
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S. 224, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-224/.
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