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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.

USA115th CongressHR-3021| House 
| Updated: 6/22/2017
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen

Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen

Republican Representative

American Samoa

Cosponsors (1)
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
American Samoa Job Protection & Expansion Act of 2017 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.
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Jun 22, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • June 22, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 22, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2964: 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.
American SamoaLabor standardsU.S. territories and protectoratesWages and earnings

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.

USA115th CongressHR-3021| House 
| Updated: 6/22/2017
American Samoa Job Protection & Expansion Act of 2017 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.
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Timeline
Jun 22, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 22, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • June 22, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 22, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen

Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen

Republican Representative

American Samoa

Cosponsors (1)
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2964: 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.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
American SamoaLabor standardsU.S. territories and protectoratesWages and earnings