H.R. 2617 became law 127 days after introduction, with no cosponsors
An act to amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to reduce a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa.
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 172 words.
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 30, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 1) This Act amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to prescribe a $0.40 per hour incremental increase in the transitional minimum wage for each American Samoa industry, beginning on September 30, 2015, and on September 30 triennially until the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa is equal to the minimum wage for the United States. The deadline for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report assessing the impact of minimum wage increases in American Samoa is changed from September 1, 2011, to April 1, 2017, with a subsequent report due by April 1, 2020. The GAO shall also report on alternative ways of increasing the minimum wage in American Samoa to keep pace with the cost of living there and eventually equal the minimum wage for the United States. This Act, and the amendments made by it, shall take effect as of September 29, 2015.
- Committees
- House Education and the Workforce Committee
- Policy area
- Labor and Employment: 17 of 2,258 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.8%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 42 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 568 words
- Subjects
- American SamoaCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsInflation and pricesLabor standardsWages and earnings
- Latest action
- Oct 7, 2015: Became Public Law No: 114-61.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 114th H.R. 2574 To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to stop a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and to provide that R · Introduced
- 114th H.R. 2575 To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to postpone a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa. R · Introduced