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Enrolling Copy of the Fair Labor Standards Act

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Enrolling Copy of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Enrolling Copy of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Enrolling Copy of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Enrolling Copy of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Enrolling Copy of the Fair Labor Standards Act
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Document Category

Legislation and Floor Proceedings

Date

April 21, 1938

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Series

Bills and Resolutions Originating in the Senate and Considered in the House, 1789–2003

Congress

75th (1937–1939)

Member(s)

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Description

S. 2475 set a federal minimum wage, established a maximum number of hours employees could work during a week and overtime standards, and outlawed child labor. After much negotiation over the bill language, the House and Senate passed S. 2475, known as the Fair Labor Standards Act. This copy was part of the enrollment process, during which clerks review the text for accuracy, preparing it to be printed and ultimately become law. President Franklin Roosevelt signed it into law on June 25, 1938.

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