WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Minimum wages

S. 3689, The Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $773.16

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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S. 3648, The Employee Misclassification Prevention Act

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3648 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees....

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S. 3604, The Economic Recovery Act, 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3604 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 6947, The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $445.83

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6947 would make appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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H.R. 5658, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $5307.83

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5658 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009....

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P.L. 110-289, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $523.06

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3221 would provide needed housing reform....

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H.R. 6317, To amend chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act) to provide an exemption from the prevailing wage requirements for certain non-profit organizations

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6317 would amend chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act) to provide an exemption from the prevailing wage requirements for certain non-profit organizations....

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H.R. 6267, To make the Davis-Bacon Act applicable to rural development loan and loan guarantee programs

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6267 would make the Davis-Bacon Act applicable to rural development loan and loan guarantee programs....

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H.R. 6111, The Employee Misclassification Prevention Act

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6111 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to keep records of non-employees who perform labor or services for remuneration and to provide a special penalty for employers who misclassify employees as non-employees....

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S. 2984, The Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2984 would amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance veterans' benefits....

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H.R. 3021, The 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act - Cost per Average Family: $182.37

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3021 would direct the Secretary of Education to make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public kindergarten, elementary, and secondary educational facilities....

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H.R. 5351, The Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $27.37

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5351 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation....

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H.R. 5401, The Grants for Renewable and Energy Efficiency Needs School Improvement Act

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5401 would authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities....

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H.R. 5154, To condition further increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on a determination by the Secretary of Labor that such increases will not have an adverse impact on the economies of American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5154 would condition further increases in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on a determination by the Secretary of Labor that such increases will not have an adverse impact on the economies of American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands....

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S. 2554, The Civil Rights Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2554 would restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes....

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H.R. 5129, The Civil Rights Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5129 would restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes....

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H.R. 4851, The Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2007

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4851 would improve the enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act....

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S. 2524, The Davis-Bacon Enforcement Act of 2007

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2524 would improve the enforcement of the Davis-Bacon Act....

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S. 2514, The Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2007

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2514 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to ensure that increases in the Federal minimum wage keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress....

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H.R. 4773, The Renewable and Hydroelectric Energy for Alaska's Tomorrow Act (the Renewable HEAT Act

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4773 would authorize the Department of Energy to make grants to carry out renewable energy projects....

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H.R. 4637, The Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4637 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 3, as determined by the Census Bureau....

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H.R. 4344, To amend section 435(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4344 would amend section 435(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship....

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S. 2303, A bill to amend section 435(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2303 would amend section 435(o) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship....

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H.R. 4048, The Gulf Coast Civic Works Act

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4048 would establish the Gulf Coast Recovery Authority to administer a Gulf Coast Civic Works Project to provide job-training opportunities and increase employment to aid in the recovery of the Gulf Coast region....

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H.R. 3875, To permit the Secretary of Labor to make an administrative determination of the amount of unpaid wages owed for certain violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act in the New Orleans region after Hurricane Katrina

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3875 would permit the Secretary of Labor to make an administrative determination of the amount of unpaid wages owed for certain violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act in the New Orleans region after Hurricane Katrina....

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