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

16 January 1981

Last action

6 February 1981 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.

Sponsors

Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2], Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21], Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10], Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8], Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Cotter, William R. [D-CT-1], Rep. Washington, Harold [D-IL-1], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Burton, John [D-CA-5], Rep. Moffett, Toby [D-CT-6], Rep. Parris, Stanford E. (Stan) [R-VA-8], Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Bailey, Donald A. [D-PA-21], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Reuss, Henry S. [D-WI-5], Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1], Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2], Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

21 July 2025