Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Minimum wages

Bill Introduced: S.3689 Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-11-16T19:00:00Z

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3648 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act

2008-09-28T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6947 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009

2008-09-17T20:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-29T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 29, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-29T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 29, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-289.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-28T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 28, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-25T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 25, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6111 Employee Misclassification Prevention Act

2008-05-20T20:00:00Z

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2984 Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008

2008-05-05T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance veterans' benefits, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

2008-03-30T20:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5351 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008

2008-02-11T19:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5401 Grants for Renewable and Energy Efficiency Needs School Improvement Act

2008-02-11T19:00:00Z

To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5154 To condition further increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on a determination by the Secretary of Labor that such increases will not have an adverse impact on the economies of American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

2008-01-28T19:00:00Z

To condition further increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on a determination by the Secretary of Labor that such increases will not have an adverse impact on the economies of American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Bill Introduced: S.2554 Equal Remedies Act of 2008

2008-01-23T19:00:00Z

A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5129 Equal Remedies Act of 2008

2008-01-22T19:00:00Z

To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4851 Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2007

2007-12-18T19:00:00Z

To improve the enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act.

Bill Introduced: S.2524 Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2007

2007-12-18T19:00:00Z

A bill to improve the enforcement of the Davis-Bacon Act.

Bill Introduced: S.2514 Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2007

2007-12-17T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to ensure that increases in the Federal minimum wage keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4773 Renewable and Hydroelectric Energy for Alaska's Tomorrow Act (the Renewable HEAT Act)

2007-12-16T19:00:00Z

To authorize the Department of Energy to make grants to carry out renewable energy projects, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4637 Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2007

2007-12-12T19:00:00Z

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 3, as determined by the Census Bureau.