Date: July 20, 1972
Subject: Minimum Wage
Description: Taft (R-OH) amendment in the nature of a substitute bill as amended - Raise the minimum wage for non-agricultural employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 prior to its amendment in 1966 to $1.80 an hour in 1972 and $2 an hour in 1973, from the existing level of $1.60; increase the hourly wage floor for workers covered by the 1966 and 1972 amendments to $1.70 in 1972, $1.80 in 1973 and $2 in 1974; raise the minimum wage for agricultural workers covered under the act to $1.50 in 1972 and $1.70 in 1973, from $1.30. This bill would reduce the amount and coverage of the minimum wage increase.
Result: Amendment Rejected, 46-47
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