IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 382 
Recognizing the important social and labor contributions and accomplishments 
of Congresswoman Mary T. Norton of New Jersey on the 70th anniver-
sary of the Fair Labor Standards Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2008 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mr. SIRES, Mr. HOLT, Ms. LEE, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. 
WOOLSEY, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. SUTTON, Mrs. 
CAPPS, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. 
ROTHMAN, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the important social and labor contributions and 
accomplishments of Congresswoman Mary T. Norton of 
New Jersey on the 70th anniversary of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act. 
Whereas Congresswoman Mary Norton was the 6th woman to 
serve in the United States Congress; 
Whereas Congresswoman Norton was the first woman elected 
to the United States Congress from east of the Mis-
sissippi; 
Whereas Congresswoman Norton was elected to the 69th 
Congress and the 12 succeeding Congresses; 
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Whereas Congresswoman Norton was the first woman to 
head a Committee of the House; 
Whereas Congresswoman Norton became the chair of 3 com-
mittees during her time in Congress—Veterans Affairs, 
the District of Columbia, and Labor; 
Whereas Congresswoman Norton played an instrumental role 
as Chair of the Committee on Labor in the passage of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act; 
Whereas after much opposition and despite the original 
version of the Fair Labor Standards Act being defeated, 
the Congresswoman produced another version of the leg-
islation which passed the House on May 24, 1938, by a 
vote of 314 to 97; 
Whereas President Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act into law on June 25, 1938; 
Whereas the Fair Labor Standards Act established a national 
minimum wage, set standards in overtime pay, prohibited 
cruel child labor, and was the formative legislation for 
the labor laws and standards of the Nation; 
Whereas Congresswoman Norton was a catalyst in the pas-
sage of this influential labor legislation; and 
Whereas Congresswoman Norton was a champion of the 
American worker: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the important social and labor 
contributions and accomplishments of Congress-
woman Mary T. Norton of New Jersey on the 70th 
anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act; and 
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(2) acknowledges the importance and the role 
that the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 played 
in shaping today’s labor standards, especially min-
imum wage, overtime pay, child labor laws, and 
equal pay. 
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