Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2023

Summary

Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2023 This bill extends the protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, including minimum wage requirements, to incarcerated workers. Incarcerated workers include individuals detained in a correctional facility who perform work offered or required by or through the correctional facility, including work associated with prison work programs, work release programs, federal prison industries (i.e., UNICOR program), state prison industries, public works programs, restitution centers, correctional facility operations and maintenance, and private entities.

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Timeline

1. 16 February 2023

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 February 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 16 February 2023 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2023

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 February 2023

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 16 February 2023

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Sponsors

• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

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