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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to better align certain provisions of such Act with Federal disability laws and policies intended to remove societal and institutional barriers to employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

USA115th CongressHR-1377| House 
| Updated: 3/7/2017
Gregg Harper

Gregg Harper

Republican Representative

Mississippi

Cosponsors (52)
Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Pete Olson (Republican)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Tom Rice (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)David G. Reichert (Republican)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) prohibit the Department of Labor from issuing new special wage certificates for individuals whose earning or productive capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental deficiency, or injury, and (2) repeal the authority for issuing such certificates six years after the enactment of this bill, at which time any outstanding special wage certificates shall be revoked. Labor shall not renew any special certificate previously provided to an employer unless the employer provides, on an annual basis: (1) individualized assessments of each employee paid subminimum wages under any such special certificate; (2) individualized assessments of each employee that identify how obstacles related to disability prevent each employee paid subminimum wages from transitioning into available job opportunities that pay at or above the minimum wage and the resources provided to each such employee in order to mitigate those disability-related obstacles; and (3) a transition plan for each such employee.
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Timeline
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • March 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 7, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Labor and Employment

Disability and paralysisGovernment information and archivesLabor standardsWages and earnings

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to better align certain provisions of such Act with Federal disability laws and policies intended to remove societal and institutional barriers to employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

USA115th CongressHR-1377| House 
| Updated: 3/7/2017
Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) prohibit the Department of Labor from issuing new special wage certificates for individuals whose earning or productive capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental deficiency, or injury, and (2) repeal the authority for issuing such certificates six years after the enactment of this bill, at which time any outstanding special wage certificates shall be revoked. Labor shall not renew any special certificate previously provided to an employer unless the employer provides, on an annual basis: (1) individualized assessments of each employee paid subminimum wages under any such special certificate; (2) individualized assessments of each employee that identify how obstacles related to disability prevent each employee paid subminimum wages from transitioning into available job opportunities that pay at or above the minimum wage and the resources provided to each such employee in order to mitigate those disability-related obstacles; and (3) a transition plan for each such employee.
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Timeline
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • March 7, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 7, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Gregg Harper

Gregg Harper

Republican Representative

Mississippi

Cosponsors (52)
Michael C. Burgess (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Pete Olson (Republican)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Tom Rice (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)David G. Reichert (Republican)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disability and paralysisGovernment information and archivesLabor standardsWages and earnings