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S 2370 108th Congress Senate

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004

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

Introduced: April 29, 2004 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Minimum wagesNorthern Mariana Islands
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
May 3, 2004
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496.
Apr 29, 2004
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Apr 29, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4699)
Apr 29, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 3, 2004

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4256 Identical bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004
  • S 224 Related bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 11, 2004
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 29, 2004
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 29, 2004
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 29, 2004
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 29, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2370: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2370/
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"S. 2370: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2370/.
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S. 2370, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2370/.
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