S. 224 · 108th Congress
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003
- Stage
- Introduced
- Sponsor
- Tom Daschle
- Introduced
- 2003-01-28
- Latest action
- 2003-01-29 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
Summary
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.90 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; and (2) $6.65 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day.Makes Federal minimum wage requirements applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sets forth a transition period during which a specified minimum wage there shall be gradually increased to equal the Federal minimum wage.