To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit the issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision or blindness.

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Introduced

27 January 2000

Last action

23 February 2000 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Sponsors

Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15], Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Cooksey, John [R-LA-5], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3], Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Mascara, Frank [D-PA-20], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Phelps, David D. [D-IL-19], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Weygand, Robert A. [D-RI-2], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Nussle, Jim [R-IA-2], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]

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Summary

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a special certificate, which allows payment of wages lower than the Federal minimum wage to handicapped workers, to any individual by reason of that individual's impaired vision or blindness.

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Timeline

27 January 2000
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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27 January 2000
Introduced
Introduced in House
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27 January 2000
Introduced
Introduced in House
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23 February 2000
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/3540
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