United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1606 (108th)
Wage Equity Act of 2003
Introduced
3 April 2003
Last action
5 May 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Sponsors
Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3], Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 February 2026
Summary
Wage Equity Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among the conditions of approval of an H-2A (visa) temporary agricultural worker petition the requirement that an employer may not be required to pay workers more than the greater of: (1) the prevailing wage for seasonal agricultural workers in the occupation in the area of intended employment; or (2) the greater of Federal or State minimum wage.
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Timeline
3 April 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
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3 April 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
3 April 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 May 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 April 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1606
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1606
- us · 108-hr-1606 · source updated 10 February 2026