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S 797 99th Congress Senate

Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act of 1985

Official title: A bill to authorize an employer to pay a youth employment opportunity wage to a person under twenty years of age from May through September under the Fair Labo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize an employer to pay a youth employment opportunity wage to a person under twenty years of age from May through September under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 which shall terminate on September 30, 1987 and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 28, 1985 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Children and youthEmployment and training programsManpower training programsMinimum wages
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Seasonal laborStandardsSummer employmentWagesYouth employment
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 1985
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-347.
Mar 28, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Mar 28, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 22, 1985

Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-347.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act of 1985 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize employers to pay employees under 20 years of age 75 percent of the minimum wage rate between May and September of each year. Exempts such employees from special certificate requirements. Restricts such authorization to: (1) hours worked by eligible employees in compliance with applicable child labor laws; and (2) youth employed after May 1 of each year.

Prohibits the removal of employees ineligible for the subminimum wage rate in order to replace them with employees who are eligible.

Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to monitor the implementation of this Act and to report to the Congress concerning the employment effects of this Act.

Terminates such minimum wage rate exception after September 30, 1987.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jul 29, 1985
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 28, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 797: Youth Employment Opportunity Wage Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-797/
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