MAXIMUM WORK HOURS ON COMMON CARRIERS SECOND SESSION H.R. 7430-A bill to establish a 6-hour day for employees of carriers engaged in interstate and foreign commerce, and for other purposes. Motion to discharge Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. No. 27. Entered May 11, 1934. Discharge Calendar. Reported from Interstate and Foreign Commerce, May 24, 1934; Report No. 1763. Union Calendar. Seventy-fourth Congress (first session, January 3, 1935-August 26, 1935; second session, January 3, 1936-June 20, 1936) MINIMUM WAGES AND MAXIMUM HOURS ON FIRST SESSION S. 3055-To provide conditions for the purchase of supplies and the making of contracts. Reported from Senate Committee on Education and Labor; Reports. 1157 and 1193. Passed Senate, August 12, 1935 (vol. 79, p. 12896). SECOND SESSION Reported from House Committee on Judiciary; Report 2946. Passed House, June 19, 1936 (vol. 80, p. 10201). Approved, June 30, 1936. Public Law 846. STRIKEBREAKERS IN LABOR DISPUTES FIRST SESSION S. 2039-To make a felony to transport in interstate and foreign commerce persons employed to picket during labor controversies. Anti-Strikebreaker Law. Reported in Senate, August 20, 1935; Judiciary; Report No. 1420. Passed Senate, August 22, 1935. Referred to Judiciary August 23, 1935. SECOND SESSION Reported April 17, 1936; Report No. 2431. Passed House June 19, 1936. Approved June 24, 1936. Public Law No. 776. REGULATION OF WAGES IN COAL INDUSTRY FIRST SESSION H.R. 9100-To stabilize the bituminous coal industry (also S. 2481). Like NIRA, a comprehensive regulatory scheme for coal business, including provisions for wages and prices. Reported from Ways and Means, August 14, 1935; Report No. 1800. Passed House, August 19, 1935. Passed Senate, amended, August 22, 1935. Sent to conference, August 22, 1935. Senate agreed to conference report, August 23, 1935. House agreed to conference report August 23, 1935. Approved, August 30, 1935. Public Law No. 402. MINIMUM WAGES IN FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROGRAM SECOND SESSION H.R. 11687-To amend Federal Aid Highway Act. Provides for prevailing wages for laborers on federally aided highway construction. Reported from Roads, April 3, 1936; Passed House, April 16, 1936. Reported in Senate, April 30, 1936: Post Offices and Roads; Report No. 1976. Passed Senate, amended, May 8, 1936. Sent to conference, May 19, 1936. Senate agreed to conference report, May 19, 1936. House agreed to conference report, June 2, 1936. Approved June 16, 1936. Public Law No. 686. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION FIRST SESSION H.R. 8293 (S. 2791)-A bill to amend the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Reported from Judiciary, August 16, 1935: Report No. 1807. SECOND SESSION Recommitted, March 16, 1936. Reported March 26, 1936; Report No. 2237. S. 2791-Same. FIRST SESSION Reported in Senate August 5, 1935, Judiciary; Report No. 1199. S. 3238-To provide compensation for disability or death to employees on public works. SECOND SESSION Reported in Senate May 28, 1936, Education and Labor; Report No. 2119. Passed Senate, June 1, 1936. Referred to Judiciary, June 3, 1936. H.R. 12599-Non-Federal employees engaged in work on Federal property (Act of June 25, 1936): Grants to States jurisdiction to apply their workmen's compensation laws to non-Federal employees engaged in work on Federal property within a State. Reported from Labor, p. 6702; Rept. No. 2656. Passed House, p. 8842. Referred to Education and Labor, p. 8802. Reported with amendments, p. 9022; Rept. No. 2294. Amended and passed Senate, p. 9180. House concurs in Senate amendments, p. 9643. Approved, p. 10896. Public Law No. 814. MINIMUM WAGES IN THE STATES FIRST SESSION S.J. Res. 148 (H.J. Res. 321)—-To grant consent to minimum-wage compact among States. Reported in Senate, June 21, 1935, Education and Labor; Report No. 922. MINIMUM WAGES IN FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAM SECOND SESSION H.R. 11689-To amend Title I of the National Housing Act. Provides for prevailing wage rates for laborers on federally aided housing. Reported from Banking and Currency, March 23, 1936; Report No. 2220. Laid on table, March 26, 1936. S. 3247-To uniend title II of National Industrial Recovery Act to execute housing program. See H.R. 11689. Reported in Senate, March 16, 1936, Finance; Report No. 1693. Passed Senate, March 27, 1936. Referred to Ways and Means, April 1, 1936. Reported, May 14, 1936; Report No. 2660. Passed House, amended, June 1, 1936. Sent to conference, June 8, 1936. House and Senate agree to conference report, June 19, 1936. Approved, June 29, 1936. Public Law No. 837. SETTLEMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES FIRST SESSION S. 1958 (H.R. 7978)-A bill to promote equality of bargaining power between employers and employees, to diminish the causes of labor disputes, to create a National Labor Relations Board, and for other purposes. National Labor Relations Act. Reported in Senate May 2, 1935, Education and Labor; Report No. 573. Passed Senate, May 16, 1935. Referred to Labor, May 17, 1935. Reported, May 21, 1935; Report No. 972. Recommitted, June 5, 1935. Reported, June 10, 1935; Report No. 1147. Passed House, amended, June 19, 1935. Sent to conference, June 21, 1935. House agreed to conference report, June 27, 1935. Amendments to title in disagreement, June 27, 1935. Senate agreed to conference report, June 27, 1935. Approved, July 5, 1935. Public Law No. 198. S. 2496-To amend the Railroad Labor Act. Pertains to settlement of labor disputes. Reported in Senate, June 17, 1935, Interstate Commerce; Report No. 895. Passed Senate, June 25, 1935. Referred to Interstate and Foreign Commerce, June 27, 1935. SECOND SESSION Reported March 26, 1936; Report No. 2243. Passed House, April 6, 1936. Approved, April 10, 1936. Public Law No. 487. SAFETY ON RAILROADS SECOND SESSION S. 2511-To promote safety of employees and travelers on railroads. Reported in Senate, June 3, 1936; Interstate Commerce; Report No. 2213. Passed Senate, June 6, 1936. S. 2496-To amend the Railway Labor Act to include air transportation. FIRST SESSION Reported in Senate, June 17, 1935, Interstate Commerce; Report No. 895. Passed Senate, June 25, 1935. Referred to Interstate and Foreign Commerce, June 27, 1935. SECOND SESSION Reported, March 26, 1936; Report No. 2243. Passed House, April 6, 1936. Approved, April 10, 1936. Public Law No. 487. MAXIMUM HOURS OF WORK FOR INTERSTATE COMMERCE FIRST SESSION H.R. 7198-A bill to prevent shipment in interstate commerce of certain articles, in connection with which persons are employed more than 5 days per week or 6 hours per day, and prescribing certain conditions with respect to purchases and loans by United States, and codes, agreements, and licenses under National Industrial Recovery Act. Reported from Labor, July 18, 1935; Report No. 1550. PROTECTION OF WAGES ON PUBLIC WORKS FIRST SESSION H.R. 8519-To require contractors on public works to furnish bonds; gives workers right to sue for wages. Miller Act. Reported from Judiciary, June 19, 1935; Report No. 1263. Passed House, July 23, 1935. Reported in Senate, August 12, 1935. Judiciary; Report No. 1238. Passed Senate, August 16, 1935. Approved, August 24, 1935. Public Law No. 321. MINIMUM WAGES IN TEXTILE INDUSTRY SECOND SESSION H.R. 12285-A bill to rehabilitate and stabilize labor conditions in the textile industry of the United States; to prevent unemployment and to provide minimum wages, maximum hours, and other conditions of employment in said industry; to safeguard and promote the general welfare. National Textile Act. Reported from Labor, May 6, 1936; Report No. 2590. WORKING CONDITIONS OF MERCHANT SEAMEN H.R. 8597-Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Relates to welfare and safety of seamen. FIRST SESSION Reported from Merchant Marine and Fisheries, p. 9897; Report No. 1322. Made special order (H. Res. 356). Passed House. Referred to Commerce, p. 14446. SECOND SESSION Reported in Senate with amendment, p. 7565; Report No. 2059. Amended and passed Senate, p. 8421. House disagrees to Senate amendments and asks conference. Conference report submitted, No. 3041. Agreed to, p. 10030. Approved, p. 10895. Public Law No. 808. RELIEF OF THE BLIND H.R. 4688: Randolph-Sheppard Act-Provides for licensing of blind persons to operate vending stands in Federal buildings. Act of June 20, 1936. FIRST SESSION Reported from Labor, p. 8661; Report No. 1094. SECOND SESSION Amended and passed House, p. 3793. Referred to Education and Labor. Reported with amendments, p. 7455. Report No. 2052. Passed Senate, amended, p. 8431. Approved, p. 10700. Public Law No. 732. MINIMUM WAGES ON PUBLIC WORKS FIRST SESSION S. 3303-Pertains to minimum wages of workers on public buildings. Reported from Education and Labor with amendments, p. 11815; Report No. 1155. Amended and passed Senate, p. 12072. Referred to Labor, p. 12295. Reported back, p. 12862; Report No. 1756. Passed House, p. 14384. Approved, p. 14753. Public Law No. 403. Seventy-fifth Congress (first session, January 5, 1937–August 21, 1937; second session, November 15, 1937-December 21, 1937; third session, January 3, 1938– June 16, 1938) STRIKEBREAKERS IN LABOR DISPUTES FIRST SESSION S. 2403-A bill to prohibit the interstate or foreign transportation of strikebreakers during labor controversies. Reported in Senate, June 28, 1937; Education and Labor; Report No. 821. Passed Senate, August 14, 1937. Referred to Judiciary, August 17, 1937. SECOND SESSION Reported, June 3, 1938; Rept. No. 2579. Passed House, amended, June 16, 1938. Senate agrees to House amendments, June 16, 1938. Approved, June 29, 1938. Public Law No. 779. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS (WAGES, HOURS) FIRST SESSION S. 2475-A bill to establish standards for wages and hours in labor affecting interstate commerce. Sets minimum wage, overtime, and child-labor standards for employees engaged in interstate commerce or in producing goods therefor. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Reported in Senate, July 8, 1937; Education and Labor; Report No. 884. Passed Senate, July 31, 1937. Referred to Labor, August 2, 1937. Reported, Aug. 7, 1937; Report. No. 1452. |