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HR 2617 114th Congress House Labor and Employment American Samoa Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Inflation and prices Labor standards Wages and earnings

An act to amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to reduce a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa.

Introduced: June 2, 2015 Introduced by: Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman Republican · American Samoa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2015
Became Public Law No: 114-61.
Oct 7, 2015
Signed by President.
Oct 1, 2015
Presented to President.
Oct 1, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 1, 2015
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H6779-6780)
Oct 1, 2015
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H6779-6780)
Oct 1, 2015
Mr. Thompson (PA) asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H6779-6780)
Oct 1, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 30, 2015
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7052)
Sep 30, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7052)
Sep 30, 2015
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7052)
Sep 29, 2015
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Sep 28, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 28, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6281)
Sep 28, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6281)
Sep 28, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2617.
Sep 28, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6281-6284)
Sep 28, 2015
Mr. Bishop (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 2, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 2, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 30, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) This Act amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to prescribe a $0.40 per hour incremental increase in the transitional minimum wage for each American Samoa industry, beginning on September 30, 2015, and on September 30 triennially until the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa is equal to the minimum wage for the United States.

The deadline for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report assessing the impact of minimum wage increases in American Samoa is changed from September 1, 2011, to April 1, 2017, with a subsequent report due by April 1, 2020.

The GAO shall also report on alternative ways of increasing the minimum wage in American Samoa to keep pace with the cost of living there and eventually equal the minimum wage for the United States.

This Act, and the amendments made by it, shall take effect as of September 29, 2015.

What's happening now October 7, 2015

Became Public Law No: 114-61.

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