Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2001

1/16/2023, 11:33 PM
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2001 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.75 an hour beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.25 an hour during the year beginning on January 1, 2002; and (3) $6.65 an hour beginning January 1, 2003.

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.

Congress
107
Number
HR - 665
Introduced on
2001-02-14
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/14/2001
Text
PDF

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2001 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.75 an hour beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.25 an hour during the year beginning on January 1, 2002; and (3) $6.65 an hour beginning January 1, 2003.

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.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
Policy Areas
Labor and Employment
Potential Impact
Federal-territorial relations•
Government Operations and Politics•
Minimum wages•
Northern Mariana Islands

Comments

Related

Member:  
Bart Stupak
Member:  
Henry A. Waxman
Member:  
Fortney Pete Stark
Member:  
Lynn C. Woolsey
Member:  
David Wu
Member:  
Jose E. Serrano
Member:  
Melvin L. Watt
Member:  
Karen L. Thurman
Member:  
Max Sandlin
Member:  
Albert Russell Wynn
Member:  
John F. Tierney
Member:  
Tom Udall
Member:  
Edolphus Towns
Member:  
Hilda L. Solis
Member:  
Anthony D. Weiner
Member:  
Louise McIntosh Slaughter
Member:  
Robert Wexler
Member:  
Ted Strickland
Member:  
David D. Phelps
Member:  
Martin Olav Sabo
Member:  
Steven R. Rothman
Member:  
David E. Price
Member:  
Donald M. Payne
Member:  
Lynn N. Rivers
Member:  
Ciro D. Rodriguez
Member:  
Loretta Sanchez
Member:  
Nick J. Rahall II
Member:  
Mike Ross
Member:  
John W. Olver
Member:  
David R. Obey
Member:  
Charles B. Rangel
Member:  
Major R. Owens
Member:  
Ed Pastor
Member:  
Karen McCarthy
Member:  
Patsy T. Mink
Member:  
George Miller
Member:  
Jim McDermott
Member:  
Dennis Moore
Member:  
Cynthia A. McKinney
Member:  
Michael R. McNulty
Member:  
John J. LaFalce
Member:  
James H. Maloney
Member:  
Zoe Lofgren
Member:  
William O. Lipinski
Member:  
Carrie P. Meek
Member:  
John Joseph Moakley
Member:  
Robert T. Matsui
Member:  
Martin T. Meehan
Member:  
Frank Mascara
Member:  
Nita M. Lowey
Member:  
Jane Harman
Member:  
Sander M. Levin
Member:  
Joseph M. Hoeffel
Member:  
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Member:  
William J. Jefferson
Member:  
John Lewis
Member:  
Dennis J. Kucinich
Member:  
Tony P. Hall
Member:  
Steve Israel
Member:  
Michael M. Honda
Member:  
Patrick J. Kennedy
Member:  
Maurice D. Hinchey
Member:  
Carolyn C. Kilpatrick
Member:  
Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
Member:  
Jay Inslee
Member:  
Tom Lantos
Member:  
Earl F. Hilliard
Member:  
Nick Lampson
Member:  
Paul E. Kanjorski
Member:  
Dale E. Kildee

Recent Activity

Latest Summary11/28/2006
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2001 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.75 an hour beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.25 an hour during the year beginning on January 1, 2002; and ...
Latest Action4/5/2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.