Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011
Latest action · Oct 4, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 4, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to discontinue issuing to any new profit or non-profit or governmental entity special wage certificates (which permit individuals with disabilities, including individuals employed in agriculture, to be paid at lower than minimum wages).
Prescribes requirements for a three-year phase-out of all certificates.
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal authority and requirements for the issuance of such certificates three years after enactment of this Act. Requires revocation of any certificates remaining at that time.
Cosponsors 82
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 4, 2011 to Oct 12, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | Oct 4, 2011 |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Oct 6, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Oct 25, 2011 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Oct 25, 2011 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Oct 25, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Nov 2, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Nov 2, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Nov 2, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Nov 15, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Nov 15, 2011 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Nov 15, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Nov 15, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Nov 15, 2011 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| R-FL | David Rivera | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Dec 20, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-NY | William L. Owens | Feb 3, 2012 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Feb 7, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Feb 8, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 9, 2012 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Feb 9, 2012 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 9, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Feb 14, 2012 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Feb 14, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Feb 14, 2012 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Feb 14, 2012 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Feb 14, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Feb 14, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Feb 17, 2012 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Feb 17, 2012 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Feb 17, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Feb 27, 2012 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Mar 1, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Mar 1, 2012 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Mar 7, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Mar 7, 2012 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 7, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Mar 9, 2012 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Mar 9, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 18, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Apr 18, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 18, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Apr 18, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 17, 2012 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | May 17, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 29, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 29, 2012 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 29, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 1, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jun 1, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| R-NH | Frank C. Guinta | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Oct 12, 2012 |
Withdrew 2 Glenn Thompson R-PA Nov 16, 2011·Barney Frank D-MA Feb 17, 2012
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Oct 4, 2011 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Nov 18, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2011Introduced in House
- Oct 4, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6521)
- Oct 4, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6521 | Cliff Stearns R-FL | Oct 4, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6551.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 112-880 | THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES67 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Nov 17, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To phase out special wage certificates under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 under which individuals with disabilities may be employed at subminimum wage rates.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2011Introduced in House
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