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H.R. 2211 (105th)

American Family Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1997

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Introduced

22 July 1997

Last action

27 January 1998 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H21)

Sponsors

Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Gephardt, Richard A. [D-MO-3], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]

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21 August 2025

Summary

American Family Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1997 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage per hour, beginning on September 1 of the years mentioned, to: (1) $5.65 in 1998; (2) $6.15 in 1999; (3) $6.65 in 2000; (4) $6.95 in 2001; and (5) $7.25 in 2002.

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Timeline

  1. 22 July 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 July 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 July 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 July 1997

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5581)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 27 January 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H21)

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 22 July 1997

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