United States · Bill · S
S. 2056 (97th)
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
3 February 1982
Last action
8 February 1982 · Referred
Status
Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department; OMB.
Sponsors
Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]
Subjects
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Source updated
21 April 2025
Summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit the employment of blind persons or persons with impaired sight at less than the applicable minimum wage under such Act.
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Timeline
3 February 1982
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
3 February 1982
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 1982
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Labor.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 3 February 1982
Sponsors
- Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- · sshr00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/2056
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/s/2056
- us · 97-s-2056 · source updated 21 April 2025