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S 2 110th Congress Senate Labor and Employment Minimum wages Northern Mariana Islands

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007

Introduced: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jan 8, 2007
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2.
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jan 4, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9-11)
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 - 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) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day.

Applies federal minimum wage requirements to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sets forth a transition period during which a specified minimum wage in the Commonwealth shall be gradually increased to equal the federal minimum wage.

What's happening now January 8, 2007

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 239 Related bill Working Americans Growing the Economy (WAGE) Act of 2007
  • HR 509 Related bill Minimum Wage for All Americans Act
  • S 347 Related bill Minimum Wage Act of 2007
  • HR 2 Identical bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Independent 1
I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 24, 2007
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 23, 2007
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 23, 2007
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 10, 2007
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jan 4, 2007
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 4, 2007
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 4, 2007
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jan 4, 2007
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 4, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2/
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"S. 2: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2/.
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