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H.R. 3086: Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011

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H.R. 3086: Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-10-04 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-10-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011

Plain 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.

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Official text

Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · 84 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Tom Cole (R-OK), Al Green (D-TX), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and 24 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3086 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112