,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aedb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjac,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 
,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,moran1  
,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,flake1 
,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,johnson of           
,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4      
,wicker1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 
,isakson1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 and ,mr4       
,hatch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,national ,labor ,relations   
,act to permit employers to pay higher  
wages to their employees4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,rewarding ,achievement and             
,incentivizing ,successful ,employees   
,act or the ,,raise ,act4  #b4 ,payment 
of higher wages ,section #i7;a7 of the  
,national ,labor ,relations ,act 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #aei7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by

 inserting 7#a7 after 7a72 and  7#b7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7#b7  
,notwithstanding a labor organization's 
exclusive representation of employees in
 a unit1 or the terms and conditions of 
any collective bargaining contract or   
agreement then in effect1 nothing in    
either-- 7,a7 section #h7;a77#a7 or     
#h7;a77#e71 or  7,b7 a collective       
bargaining contract or agreement renewed
 or entered into after the date of      
enactment of the ,,raise ,act1  shall   
prohibit an employer from paying an     
employee in the unit greater wages1 pay1
 or other compensation for1 or by reason
 of1 his or her services as an employee 
of such employer1 than provided for in  
such contract or agreement4  4