Makes Federal minimum wage requirements applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sets forth a transition period during which a specified minimum wage there shall be gradually increased to equal the Federal minimum wage.
[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 2538 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 385
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2538
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an
increase in the Federal minimum wage.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 22, 2002
Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr.
Bingaman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Carnahan, Mr.
Carper, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Dodd,
Mr. Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lieberman,
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reid,
Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Torricelli, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following
bill; which was read the first time
May 23, 2002
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
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A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an
increase in the Federal minimum wage.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2002''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE.
(a) In General.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not
less than--
``(A) $5.75 an hour beginning 60 days after the
date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2002;
``(B) $6.25 an hour during the year beginning
January 1, 2003; and
``(C) $6.65 an hour beginning January 1, 2004;''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY OF MINIMUM WAGE TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
(a) In General.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
(29 U.S.C. 206) shall apply to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands.
(b) Transition.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the minimum wage
applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under
section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.
206(a)(1)) shall be--
(1) $3.55 an hour beginning 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act; and
(2) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as
may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section
6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter until the
minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands under this subsection is equal to the minimum
wage set forth in such section.
Calendar No. 385
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2538
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an
increase in the Federal minimum wage.
_______________________________________________________________________
May 23, 2002
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
Introduced in Senate
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 385.
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