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HR 3303 111th Congress House

Wage Theft Prevention Act

Official title: To amend the Port-to-Portal Act of 1947 to suspend the statute of limitations for certain rights of action under the Fair Labor Standards Act during investigations by the Secretary of Labor.

Introduced: December 1, 2010 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Civil actions and liabilityJudicial procedure and administrationLabor standardsWages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jul 23, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wage Theft Prevention Act - Amends the Portal-to-Portal Act to toll the statute of limitations for bringing a cause of action for unpaid minimum wages, unpaid overtime compensation, or liquidated damages under the Fair Standards Act and certain other Acts, starting from the time the Secretary of Labor notifies an employer of the initiation of an investigation regarding the cause of action until such employer is notified of its conclusion.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3877 Identical bill Wage Theft Prevention Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 1, 2010
Hare, Phil
· Jul 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3303: Wage Theft Prevention Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3303/
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"H.R. 3303: Wage Theft Prevention Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3303/.
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H.R. 3303, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3303/.
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