United States · Bill · S
S. 259 (105th)
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to adjust the maximum hour exemption for agricultural employees, and for other purposes.
Introduced
4 February 1997
Last action
4 February 1997 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Sponsors
Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 April 2025
Summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to specify that the maximum hour (overtime) exemption for agricultural employees applies to irrigation districts (water delivery organizations) which supply 75 percent or more of their water for agricultural purpose. (Currently such organizations are required to supply 100 percent of their water for agricultural purposes in order to qualify for the overtime exemption.)
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Timeline
4 February 1997
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1997
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S960)
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1997
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 4 February 1997 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 February 1997
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 February 1997
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 4 February 1997
Sponsors
- Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- · sshr00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/259
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/259
- us · 105-s-259 · source updated 21 April 2025