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HR 3732 109th Congress House

Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2005

Official title: To provide for a credit for employers of tipped employees in determining the minimum wage required in States that require employers to pay a minimum wage at a rate higher than the Federal rate.

Introduced: September 13, 2005 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Government Operations and PoliticsLocal lawsMinimum wagesState lawsTipping
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Oct 12, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sep 13, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 13, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 12, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude tips in determining an employee's minimum wage to the extent that tips are excluded from that employee's wage under the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Requires states and localities to permit a tip credit meeting certain criteria if, after enactment of this Act, they prohibit any portion of a tipped employee's tips from being considered as wages in determining if such employee has been paid the minimum wage rate.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3732: Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3732/
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"H.R. 3732: Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3732/.
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H.R. 3732, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3732/.
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