,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjac ,mr4   
,george ,mill] ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1  
,mr4 ,&rews1 ,mr4 ,b>b]1 ,ms4 ,bass1    
,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,bec]ra1 ,mr4 ,bi%op
 ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4     
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1  
,mr4 ,braley ( ,i[a1 ,ms4 ,br[nley (    
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1 ,mr4  
,butt]field1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,mr4         
,capuano1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (   
,florida1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mrs4 ,*ri/5s51 ,mr4
 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,clay1    
,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,coh51
 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mr4      
,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (       
,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4
 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4        
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,d+ell1    
,mr4 ,doyle1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1 ,mr4         
,ellison1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 
,eny>t1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4      
,fattah1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1    
,mr4 ,grayson1 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas1 

,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4          
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,guti]rez1 ,ms4 ,hahn1  
,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1   
,mr4 ,h9ojosa1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,honda1 
,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 
,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4  
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 
,keat+1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 
,langev91 ,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut1   
,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 
,lewis1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51    
,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan      
,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1     
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mrs4       
,mc,carthy ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4           
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4      
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,ms4       
,moore1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mrs4 
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mrs4 ,negrete 
,mc,leod1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4     
,pa/or ( ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4    
,pet]s ( ,mi*igan1 ,ms4 ,p+ree ( ,ma9e1 
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4         

,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( 
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,ms4 ,l9da ,t4     
,sn*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,loretta       
,san*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,ms4
 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,scott (  
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,ms4 ,sewell (  
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1  
,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,swalwell
 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4        
,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,ti]ney1 ,mr4
 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4     
,visclosky1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,walz1   
,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 &
 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide = an increase 9 !
 ,f$]al m9imum wage4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fair ,m9imum 
,wage ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,m9imum wage   
increases  7a7 ,m9imum wage  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,section #f7;a77#a7 ( ! ,fair     
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;a77#a77 is am5d$ to read

 z foll[s3  7#a7 except z o!rwise       
provid$ 9 ?is section1 n less ?an--     
7,a7 #h4bj an h\r1 beg9n+ on ! fir/ day 
( ! ?ird mon? t beg9s aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ! ,fair ,m9imum ,wage ,act ( 
#bjac ,act2  7,b7 #i4ae an h\r1 beg9n+  
#a ye> aft] t fir/ day2  7,c7 #aj4aj an 
h\r1 beg9n+ #b ye>s aft] t fir/ day2 &  
7,d7 beg9n+ on ! date t is #c ye>s aft] 
t fir/ day1 & annually !reaft]1 ! am\nt 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y pursuant to      
subsection 7h72  4  7#b7 ,det]m9ation   
bas$ on increase 9 ! consum] price index
 ,section #f ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds    
,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7   
7#a7 ,ea* ye>1 by n lat] ?an ! date t is
 #ij days be=e a new m9imum wage det]m9$
 "u subsection 7a77#a77;,d7 is to take  
effect1 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e !      
m9imum wage to be 9 effect pursuant to  
?is subsection = ! subsequ5t #a-ye>     
p]iod4 ,! wage det]m9$ pursuant to ?is  
subsection = a ye> %all be--  7,a7 n    
less ?an ! am\nt 9 effect "u subsection 

7a77#a7 on ! date ( su* det]m9ation2    
7,b7 increas$ f su* am\nt by ! annual   
p]c5tage increase 9 ! ,consum] ,price   
,index = ,urban ,wage ,e>n]s & ,cl]ical 
,work]s 7,unit$ ,/ates city av]age1 all 
items1 n seasonally adju/$71 or its     
successor publication1 z det]m9$ by !   
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics2 &  7,c7     
r\nd$ to ! ne>e/ multiple ( #j4je4  7#b7
 ,9 calculat+ ! annual p]c5tage increase
 9 ! ,consum] ,price ,index = purposes (
 p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 ! ,secret>y %all   
comp>e su* ,consum] ,price ,index = !   
mo/ rec5t mon?1 qu>t]1 or ye> available 
7z select$ by ! ,secret>y prior to !    
fir/ ye> = :i* a m9imum wage is 9 effect
 pursuant to ?is subsection7 ) !        
,consum] ,price ,index = ! same mon? 9 !
 prec$+ ye>1 ! same qu>t] 9 ! prec$+    
ye>1 or ! prec$+ ye>1 respectively4  4  
7b7 ,base m9imum wage = tipp$ employees 
,section #c7m77#a7 ( ! ,fair ,labor     
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#bjc7m77#a77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3 
7#a7 ! ca% wage paid su* employee1 :i* =

 purposes ( su* det]m9ation %all be n   
less ?an--  7,a7 = ! #a-ye> p]iod beg9n+
 on ! fir/ day ( ! ?ird mon? t beg9s    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,fair ,m9imum
 ,wage ,act ( #bjac1 #c4jj an h\r2  7,b7
 = ea* succe$+ #a-ye> p]iod until !     
h\rly wage "u ?is p>agraph equals #gj   
p]c5t ( ! wage 9 effect "u section      
#f7;a77#a7 = su* p]iod1 an h\rly wage   
equal to ! am\nt det]m9$ "u ?is p>agraph
 = ! prec$+ ye>1 increas$ by ! less] (--
  7i7 #j4ie2 or  7ii7 ! am\nt necess>y =
 ! wage 9 effect "u ?is p>agraph to     
equal #gj p]c5t ( ! wage 9 effect "u    
section #f7;a77#a7 = su* p]iod1 r\nd$ to
 ! ne>e/ multiple ( #j4je2 &  7,c7 = ea*
 succe$+ #a-ye> p]iod aft] ! ye> 9 :i* !
 h\rly wage "u ?is p>agraph fir/ equals 
#gj p]c5t ( ! wage 9 effect "u section  
#f7;a77#a7 = ! same p]iod1 ! am\nt      
necess>y to ensure t ! wage 9 effect "u 
?is p>agraph rema9s equal to #gj p]c5t (
 ! wage 9 effect "u section #f7;a77#a71 
r\nd$ to ! ne>e/ multiple ( #j4je2 &  4 
7c7 ,publication ( notice ,section #f ( 

! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7z   
am5d$ by subsection 7a77 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjf7 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7i7 ,n lat] ?an #fj days prior 
to ! effective date ( any increase 9 !  
m9imum wage det]m9$ "u subsection 7h7 or
 requir$ = tipp$ employees 9 accordance 
) subp>agraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 ( section    
#c7m77#a71 z am5d$ by ! ,fair ,m9imum   
,wage ,act ( #bjac1 ! ,secret>y %all    
publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] & on ! website
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor a notice ann\nc+
 ! adju/$ requir$ wage4  4  7d7         
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by     
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all take effect  
on ! fir/ day ( ! ?ird mon? t beg9s aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4