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S 516 118th Congress Senate Labor and Employment

Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2023

Introduced: February 16, 2023 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 16, 2023
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Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2023

This bill extends the protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, including minimum wage requirements, to incarcerated workers.

Incarcerated workers include individuals detained in a correctional facility who perform work offered or required by or through the correctional facility, including work associated with prison work programs, work release programs, federal prison industries (i.e., UNICOR program), state prison industries, public works programs, restitution centers, correctional facility operations and maintenance, and private entities.

What's happening now February 16, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6293 Identical bill Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 516: Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-516/
MLA
"S. 516: Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-516/.
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S. 516, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-516/.
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