United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2278 (105th)
Liveable Wage Act of 1997
Introduced
28 July 1997
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Summary
Liveable Wage Act of 1997 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) increase the minimum wage to $6.50 an hour, beginning after December 30, 1997 (sic); and (2) provide that the minimum wage rate shall be increased by indexing to the cost of living, in the same manner as benefits are indexed under the Social Security Act, for calendar 1999 and thereafter.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 July 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 July 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 July 1997
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2278
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2278