Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974
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(LATEST SUMMARY) Fair Labor Standards Amendments - Provides for an increase in the minimum wage to $2.30 an hour over a specified period for employees covered before 1966, nonagricultural employees covered in 1966 and 1974, and agricultural employees. States that such increase shall not apply to employees in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, of the United States, or of the government of the Virgin Islands; of a hotel, motel, or restaurant; or of any other retail or service establishment engaged in the offering of food. Establishes the minimum wage rate for such employees as equal to that of employees in States, as prescribed under this Act. Provides for the appointment of a special industry committee to recommend for employees in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands the highest minimum wage rates. Includes Federal and State employees in the minimum wage coverage and defines such employees. Establishes minimum wage rates for domestic service employees and retail and service establishments. Excludes from overtime rates specified tobacco employees. Exempts telegraph agency employees for two years from the maximum hours provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Establishes overtime rate and maximum hour requirements for telegraph agency employees, seafood canning and processing employees, nursing home employees, hotel, motel and restaurant employees, salesmen, partsmen, and mechanics, food service employees, bowling employees, substitute parents for institutionalized children, employees of conglomerates, seasonal industry employees, cotton ginning and sugar processing employees, local transit employees, and cotton and sugar services employees. Establishes special minimum wage rates for full-time students. Exempts specified agricultural workers from the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Establishes a civil penalty for violation of the child labor provisions. Requires the Secretary to conduct studies on the justification, or lack thereof, for each of the special overtime rate exemptions set and the economic effects of the application of such exemptions to such employees, and to submit a report of his findings and recommendations to the Congress with respect to the studies conducted not later than January 1, 1976. Directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct a continuing study on means to prevent curtailment of employment opportunities for manpower groups which have had historically high incidences of unemployment (such as disadvantaged minorities, youth, elderly, and such other groups as the Secretary may designate). Provides for nondiscrimination on account of age in Government employment and Federal Government employment. Provides that, except as otherwise specifically provided, the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the first full month which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Public law 93-259.
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In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
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Who is behind it?
HARRISON WILLIAMS (D-NJ) introduced it on November 27, 1973, and 3 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on November 27, 1973, 19280 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19148 days ago, on April 8, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenatePublic law 93-259.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action