PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 3. Record Vote Number: 42. (text: CR S1500-1511)
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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 5, 2007
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day.
Applies federal minimum wage requirements to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sets forth a transition period during which a specified minimum wage in the Commonwealth shall be gradually increased to equal the federal minimum wage.
People & committees
Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · D–CA
Legislative record
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 3. Record Vote Number: 42. (text: CR S1500-1511)
Senate roll call 42 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 3. Record Vote Number: 42.(text: CR S1500-1511)
Senate roll call 42 · Individual votesConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1483, S1488-1512)
Cloture on the bill invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 88 - 8. Record Vote Number: 39. (consideration: CR S1380; text: CR S1380)
Senate roll call 39 · Individual votesConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1364-1380)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1307-1319)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1267-1277)
Second cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1232; text: CR S1232)
Considered by Senate. (CR S1212-1213, S1216-1227, S1229, S1231-1232)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1136-1158, S1159-1176, S1177-1182)
Cloture on the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 23. (consideration: CR S1020; text: CR S1020)
Senate roll call 23 · Individual votesConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1011-1026, S1026-1031, S1035-1048)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S880-886, S886-888, S888-897, S897-904)
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S821; text: CR S821)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S791-794, S794-806, S818-820, S821)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 315 - 116 (Roll no. 18). (text: CR H260)
House roll call 18 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 315 - 116 (Roll no. 18).(text: CR H260)
House roll call 18 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 144 - 287 (Roll no. 17).
House roll call 17 · Individual votesThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H307)
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a new subsection relating to minimum wage for employers providing employees certain health care benefits.
Mr. McKeon moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. (consideration: CR H306-307)
On motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 232 - 197 (Roll no. 16).
House roll call 16 · Individual votesMr. Miller, George moved to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair (consideration: CR H305-306)
Mr. McKeon appealed the ruling of the chair.
Mr. Miller, George raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions. Mr. George Miller stated that provisions contained in the motion to recommit with instructions are outside the parameters of the bill and are not germane. Sustained by the Chair.
Point of order sustained against the motion to recommit with instructions. (consideration: CR H305)
Mr. McKeon moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. (consideration: CR H298-305; text: CR H298-305)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H298)
DEBATE - The House continued with debate on H.R. 2.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H289-308)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 6, the Chair announced that further consideration of H.R. 2 will continue later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 6, the House proceeded with 3 hours of debate on H.R. 2.
Considered pursuant to H. Res. 6. (consideration: CR H260-288)
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E32)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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