S. 2 · 110th Congress
Minimum Wage bill
- Stage
- Introduced
- Sponsor
- Harry Reid
- Introduced
- 2007-01-04
- Latest action
- 2007-01-08 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2.
Summary
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.