To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to stop a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and to provide that any future increases in such minimum wage shall be determined by the government of American Samoa.

Bill: 114-hr-2574
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
Introduced: 2015-05-26
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: American Samoa

Labor standards

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This Act amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to make the applicable minimum wage rate for each American Samoa industry and classification the one in effect on May 1, 2015.</p> <p>Scheduled increases to such minimum wage are repealed.</p> <p>The government of American Samoa shall determine the amount and time of such future increases.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2574 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2015 Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to stop a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and to provide that any future increases in such minimum wage shall be determined by the government of American Samoa.

1. Minimum wage applicable to American Samoa Section 8103(b)(2) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 ( 29 U.S.C. 206(b)(2) note) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking on the date of enactment of this Act and inserting May 1, 2015 ; and (B) by inserting and after the semicolon; and (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following: (B) increased thereafter by such amount and at such time as determined by the government of American Samoa. .