,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4
 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,lee (         
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,wilson (  
,florida1 & ,mr4 ,cony]s7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,fair ,labor      
,/&>ds ,act to provide = ! calculation (
 ! m9imum wage bas$ on ! ,f$]al pov]ty  
?re%old = a family ( #b1 z det]m9$ by ! 
,bureau ( ! ,c5sus4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,orig9al ,liv+
 ,am]ican ,wage 7,,law7 ,act4  #b4      
,f9d+s2 s5se ( ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 #bjji1
 !re 7 ov] #dc1fjj1jjj ,am]icans liv+ 9 
pov]ty :o 7 sep>at$ f ! opportunities ( 
! ,nation by _! income1 _! h\s+1 & _!   
access to education1 jobs1 & heal? c>e4 
7#b7 ,a full-"t work] e>n+ ! ,f$]al     
m9imum wage e>ns an income bel[ ! ,f$]al
 pov]ty ?re%old = a family ( #b1 consi/+

 ( #a adult & #a *ild4  7#c7 ,! av]age  
fair m>ket r5t = a #a-;b$room ap>tm5t is
 m ?an #fe p]c5t ( ! mon?ly income ( a  
full-"t work] e>n+ ! m9imum wage4 ,9    
comp>ison1 ! g5]ally accept$ def9ition (
 af=dability is = a h\sehold to pay n m 
?an #cj p]c5t ( its income on h\s+4     
7#d7 ,two full-"t work]s e>n+ ! ,f$]al  
m9imum wage e>n an income bel[ !        
national h\s+ wage = a #a-;b$room       
ap>tm5t1 ! am\nt a p]son ne$s to e>n to 
af=d a #a-;b$room ap>tm5t at av]age r5t4
  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (  
,congress t--  7#a7 ! ,f$]al m9imum wage
 %\ld1 z a m9imum1 be adju/$ e #d ye>s s
 t a p]son work+ = su* a wage may e>n an
 annual income t is n less ?an #ae p]c5t
 high] ?an ! ,f$]al pov]ty ?re%old = a  
family ( #b1 z det]m9$ by ! ,bureau ( ! 
,c5sus2  7#b7 ! m9imum wage %\ld be set 
at a level high en\gh to all[ #b full-"t
 m9imum wage work]s to e>n an income    
above ! national h\s+ wage2 &  7#c7     
,congress1 any ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !     
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 any ,t]ritory or  

possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 any       
,indian tribe1 or any local or municipal
 gov]nm5t ( a ,/ate may e/abli% a high] 
m9imum wage requirem5t ?an t e/abli%$ 9 
?is ,act4  #c4 ,m9imum wage ,section #f 
( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich    
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subsection 7a77#a7--  7,a7 by /rik+ & at
 ! end ( subp>agraph 7,b72  7,b7 by     
ins]t+ & at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,c72 & 
7,c7 by ins]t+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7 
n less ?an ! am\nt det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y "u subsection 7b71 beg9n+     
,septemb] #a1 #bjac2  2 &  7#b7 by      
r$esignat+ subsection 7b7 z subsection  
7c7 & ins]t+ aft] subsection 7a7 !      
foll[+3  7b7 7#a7 ,subject to p>agraph  
7#b71 n lat] ?an ,june #a1 #bjac1 & once
 e #d ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all    
det]m9e ! m9imum wage rate applicable "u
 subsection 7a77#a7 bas$ on ! =mula     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74 ,! ,secret>y  
%all publi% su* wage rate 9 ! ,f$]al    
,regi/] n lat] ?an ,octob] #a ( ea* ye>4
  7#b7 ,if ! m9imum wage rate det]m9$ by

 ! ,secret>y "u p>agraph 7#a7 w\ld      
result 9 a l[] m9imum wage rate ?an !   
m9imum wage rate 9 effect at ! "t ( su* 
det]m9ation1 ! ,secret>y %all n adju/1  
pursuant to ?is subsection1 ! m9imum    
wage rate s 9 effect4  7#c7 ,! m9imum   
wage rate det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be ! m9imum h\rly    
wage suffici5t = a p]son work+ = su*    
wage = #dj h\rs p] week1 #eb weeks p]   
ye>1 to e>n an annual income 9 an am\nt 
t is #ae p]c5t high] ?an ! ,f$]al pov]ty
 ?re%old = a family ( #b1 ) "o *ild "u !
 age ( #ah1 & liv+ 9 any ( ! #dh        
contigu\s ,/ates1 z publi%$ by ! ,bureau
 ( ! ,c5sus = ! ye> 9 :i* ! wage rate is
 be+ s det]m9$4  4