HR 17159 · 93th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
A bill to allow the distribution in interstate commerce of goods produced by prison inmates who are paid not less than the prevailing minimum wages as determined for purposes of the Walsh-Healy Act.
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.(1974-10-08)
Plain Language Summary
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Permits the distribution in interstate commerce of goods produced by convicts or prisoners within the United States if such inmates were paid not less than the prevailing minimum wages for persons employed in similar work in the same locality.…
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