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H.R. 1949 (97th)
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that blind persons may not be employed at less than the applicable minimum wage under that Act.
Introduced
19 February 1981
Last action
27 February 1981 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Sponsors
Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Rep. Minish, Joseph G. [D-NJ-11], Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1], Rep. DeNardis, Lawrence J. [R-CT-3], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Smith, Joseph F. [D-PA-3], Rep. Marriott, David Daniel [R-UT-2], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6]
Subjects
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Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit the employment of any blind person, or person with impaired sight, at less than the applicable minimum wage under such Act.
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Timeline
19 February 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
19 February 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 February 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 February 1981
Sponsors
- Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Minish, Joseph G. [D-NJ-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeNardis, Lawrence J. [R-CT-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Joseph F. [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Marriott, David Daniel [R-UT-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/1949
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/1949
- us · 97-hr-1949 · source updated 21 July 2025