American Samoa Job Protection & Expansion Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3021
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-06-22
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: American Samoa

Labor standards

U.S. territories and protectorates

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>American Samoa Job Protection &amp; Expansion Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to: (1) repeal the increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa that are scheduled to begin every third year after September 30, 2015, and until such minimum wage is equal to the minimum wage paid to employees who are engaged in commerce as prescribed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; and (2) require that the minimum wage there be increased instead by such amount and at such time as determined by the Department of Labor through special industry committees as in place before July 24, 2007. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3021 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 22, 2017 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 Secretary of Labor.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Samoa Job Protection & Expansion Act of 2017 . 2. 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 by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) increased thereafter by such amount and at such time as determined by the Secretary of Labor through special industry committees as in place prior to July 24, 2007. .