HR 3021
115th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
American Samoa
Labor standards
U.S. territories and protectorates
Wages and earnings
American Samoa Job Protection & Expansion Act of 2017
Introduced: June 22, 2017
Introduced by:
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
Republican
· American Samoa
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 22, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
American Samoa Job Protection & Expansion Act of 2017
This bill amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to: (1) repeal the increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa that are scheduled to begin every third year after September 30, 2015, and until such minimum wage is equal to the minimum wage paid to employees who are engaged in commerce as prescribed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; and (2) require that the minimum wage there be increased instead by such amount and at such time as determined by the Department of Labor through special industry committees as in place before July 24, 2007.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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