HR 4227 99th Congress House Labor and Employment Minimum wages Wages

Minimum Wage Inflation Adjustment Act of 1986

Introduced: February 25, 1986 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 10, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.

Feb 25, 1986

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Feb 25, 1986

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Minimum Wage Inflation Adjustment Act of 1986 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage to not not less than $3.65 an hour in 1987 and not less than $3.95 an hour after 1987.

What's happening now March 10, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Labor Standards Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Education and Workforce Committee

Cosponsors 2

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Apr 8, 1986

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Feb 25, 1986

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4227: Minimum Wage Inflation Adjustment Act of 1986. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4227/

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