HR 2 · 101th Congress · Labor and Employment

Minimum Wage Restoration Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Education and Labor. Agreed to without objection.(1989-06-14)

Recorded Votes

FailedHouse · 1989-06-14
Yea 247Nay 178
FailedHouse · 1989-06-14
Yea 247Nay 178
PassedSenate · 1989-05-17
Roll #68
Yea 63Nay 37
PassedSenate · 1989-05-17
Roll #68
Yea 63Nay 37

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (the Act) to increase the minimum wage per hour from $3.35 in 1989 to: (1) $3.85 in 1990; (2) $4.25 in 1991; and (3) $4.65 in 1992 and thereafter. Provides for biennial adjustments of the minimum wage beginning in 1994. Directs the Minimum Wage Review Board (established by this Act), during the 90-day period beginning January 1, 1994, to review current economic data on wages, prices, and other economic indicators and determine how the minimum wage rate should be adjusted. Directs the Board, by October 1, 1994, to transmit to the Congress a recommendation of the rate that should be placed in effect on January 1, 1995, including an estimate of the economic effects of doing so. Directs the Board to conduct such reviews and transmit such recommendations biennially. Establishes the Minimum Wage Review Board, composed of five members appointed by the President and certain congressional officers. Increases the small business exemption by revising the definition of an enterprise engaged in commerce for purposes of coverage under the Act ("the enterprise test"). Exempts from such coverage retail or service…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats