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

26 January 1983

Last action

15 February 1983 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards.

Sponsors

Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2], Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6], Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18], Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8], Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Rep. Hall, Katie [D-IN-1], Rep. Hartnett, Thomas F. [R-SC-1], Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4], Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

21 July 2025