# 114-hr-4637: Puerto Rico Minimum Wage Improvement Act

114-hr-4637, Puerto Rico Minimum Wage Improvement Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1] (R-SC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4637
- Congress: 114
- Title: Puerto Rico Minimum Wage Improvement Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Introduced: 2016-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Puerto Rico Minimum Wage Improvement Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize the government of Puerto Rico to enact law nullifying the application of the federal minimum wage in effect as it pertains to Puerto Rico.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- DANA ROHRABACHER (R-CA), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2016-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- 114-hr-692: Default Prevention Act
- 114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-4637 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4637)

## Related
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- [114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3134)
- [114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2722)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-692: Default Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-692)
- [114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-24)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4637 (as of 2025-11-18).