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H.R. 7178 97th Congress House

A bill to amend section 14(c)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to permit the employment of handicapped and severely handicapped individuals in common areas, to permit the employment of…

Official title: A bill to amend section 14(c)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to permit the employment of handicapped and severely handicapped individuals in commo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend section 14(c)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to permit the employment of handicapped and severely handicapped individuals in common areas, to permit the employment of handicapped individuals in demonstration projects, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 23, 1982 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment DisabledEmployment of the handicappedMinimum wagesSheltered workshopsWages
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 29, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Sep 23, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 23, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 29, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for employment at less than minimum wages for handicapped individuals in work activities programs (i.e. programs which provide therapeutic activities for individuals whose physical or mental impairment is so severe as to make their productive capacity inconsequential). Deletes a requirement that such employment be in work activities centers planned and designed exclusively for such activities.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7178: A bill to amend section 14(c)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to permit the employment of handicapped and severely handicapped individuals in common areas, to permit the employment of handicapped individuals in demonstration projects, and for other purposes.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-7178/
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"H.R. 7178: A bill to amend section 14(c)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to permit the employment of handicapped and severely handicapped individuals in common areas, to permit the employment of handicapped individuals in demonstration projects, and for other purposes.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-7178/.
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H.R. 7178, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-7178/.
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[H.R. 7178: A bill to amend section 14(c)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to permit the employment of handicapped and severely handicapped individuals in common areas, to permit the employment of handicapped individuals in demonstration projects, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-7178/)
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