American Samoa Job Protection & Expansion Act of 2017

Summary

American Samoa Job Protection & Expansion Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to: (1) repeal the increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa that are scheduled to begin every third year after September 30, 2015, and until such minimum wage is equal to the minimum wage paid to employees who are engaged in commerce as prescribed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; and (2) require that the minimum wage there be increased instead by such amount and at such time as determined by the Department of Labor through special industry committees as in place before July 24, 2007.

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Timeline

1. 22 June 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 June 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 June 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 22 June 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 June 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 June 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 June 2017

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Sponsors

• Aumua Amata Radewagen · R · Sponsor
• Gregorio Sablan · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to stop a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and to provide that any future increases in such minimum wage shall be determined by the Secretary of Labor.