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H.R. 4459 99th Congress House

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal its minimum wage and overtime requirements.

Introduced: March 20, 1986 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Hours of laborMinimum wagesOvertimeStandardsWages
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Apr 14, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Mar 20, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 20, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 14, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

Provides that any reference to such requirements of such Act in any other Federal law shall be of no force and effect on and after the enactment date of this Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4459: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal its minimum wage and overtime requirements.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4459/
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H.R. 4459, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-4459/.
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