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Court Reporter Fair Labor Amendments of 1995

Public Law 104-26 · H.R. 1225 · 104th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Sep 6, 1995 · Labor and Employment

Sponsor: Rep. Harris Fawell (R-IL-13)

Cosponsors (4): Rep. Bill Barrett,

Passage votes

  • HouseUnanimous consent
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Court Reporter Fair Labor Amendments of 1995 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow an exemption from certain Federal wage and hour requirements for public agency employees while they are performing court reporting transcript preparation duties, if: (1) such employee is paid at a per-page rate which is not less than the maximum rate established by State law or local ordinance for that jurisdiction or otherwise established by a judicial or administrative officer and in effect on July 1, 1995, or the rate freely negotiated between the employee and the party requesting the transcript, other than the presiding judge; and (2) the hours spent performing such duties are outside those during which the employee performs other work (including hours for which the agency requires the employee's attendance) pursuant to the employment relationship with such public agency.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.

  1. Sep 6, 1995Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-26.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Aug 28, 1995PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Aug 5, 1995FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Aug 1, 1995FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
  7. FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
  8. FloorFloor · Mr. Fawell asked unanimous consent to consider.
  9. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Education and Workforce Committee
  10. Jul 20, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Education and Workforce Committee
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
  12. Jul 11, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
  13. Mar 31, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
  14. Mar 14, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Education and Workforce Committee
  15. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.