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29 U.S.C. 204: Administration

Created in 1961 by Public Law 87-30. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2006Pub. L. 109-435

1995Pub. L. 104-66

1974Pub. L. 93-259

1961Pub. L. 87-30created it

29 U.S.C. 204Administration

(a)Creation of Wage and Hour Division in Department of Labor; Administrator

(b)Appointment, selection, classification, and promotion of employees by Administrator

(c)Principal office of Administrator; jurisdiction

(d)Biennial report to Congress; studies of exemptions to hour and wage provisions and means to prevent curtailment of employment opportunities

(e)Study of effects of foreign production on unemployment; report to President and Congress

(f)Employees of Library of Congress; administration of provisions by Office of Personnel Management

5Newnew

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 9458Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Actintroduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 9458 Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act · introduced · would change 5

How it got here

2006

Pub. L. 109–435 substituted "Postal Regulatory Commission" for "Postal Rate Commission". Law text · (f)

1995

Pub. L. 104–66 in first sentence substituted "biennially" and "preceding two years" for "annually" and "preceding year", respectively. Law text · (d)

1974

Pub. L. 93–259, §§24(c), 27(1), (2), inserted provision at end of subsec. (d) requiring the report to Congress to include a summary of the special certificates issued under section 214(b) of this title, designated subsec. (d) provisions as subsec. (d)(1), and required the report to … · (d)
Pub. L. 93–259, §27(3), added pars. (2) and (3). · (d), (3)
Pub. L. 93–259, §6(b), added subsec. (f). · (f)

1961

Pub. L. 87–30 added subsec. (e). · (e)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.