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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt licensed funeral directors and licensed embalmers from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of that Act.

H.R. 793Introduced Feb 23, 1999Policy area: Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. Lindsey Graham R-SC
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 12, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

16 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 2 Democrats

3 of 16 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Bob Barr (R-GA), Ernest Fletcher (R-KY), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), Ralph Hall (R-TX), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Rick Hill (R-MT), Van Hilleary (R-TN), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Jack Metcalf (R-WA), Sue Myrick (R-NC), Charles Norwood (R-GA), Ron Paul (R-TX), Tom Petri (R-WI), Nick Smith (R-MI), Jim Talent (R-MO).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lindsey Graham.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress · SC-3 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.