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H.R. 2: | Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 | 110th Congress 2007-2008 |
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. OverviewSponsor: | | Text: | Summary
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Full Text | Status: |  | Introduced | Jan 5, 2007 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments | | Reported by Committee | Jan 11, 2007 | | Amendments (128 proposed) | View Amendments | | Passed House | Jan 10, 2007 | | Passed Senate | Feb 1, 2007 |  | Differences Resolved | (did not occur) | | Signed by President | (did not occur) |
This bill never became law.
This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions
of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all
proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books.
Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate
under a new number in the next session.
| Last Action: | Feb 1, 2007:
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 3. Record Vote Number: 42. | Other Titles: | -- Minimum Wage bill -- Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 | Related: | See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms
that have been applied to this bill.
Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. | Votes: | Jan 10, 2007:
This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote.
The totals were 315 Ayes, 116 Nays, 4 Present/Not Voting.
Vote Details.
Feb 1, 2007:
This bill passed in the Senate by roll call vote.
The totals were 94 Ayes, 3 Nays, 3 Present/Not Voting.
Vote Details.
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"H.R. 2--110th Congress: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007."
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Nov 21, 2009
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