,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fcbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #af1         
#bjaf,mr4 ,walb]g introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit any  
new major rule f tak+ effect until !    
,secret>y ( ,labor conducts a /udy to   
det]m9e ! impact ( su* rule on wages &  
employm5t4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,regulatory ,impact on  
,employm5t & ,wages ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! m$ian 
wage 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is ! same today z
 x 0 9 #bjjg4  7#b7 ,s9ce #bjji1 !      
av]age income ( individuals mak+ incomes
 9 ! top #a p]c5t grew by #aa4b p]c5t 9 
real t]ms1 :ile individuals ) incomes 9 
! bottom #ii p]c5t saw _! incomes       
decrease by #j4d p]c5t4  7#c7 ,s9ce     
#bjji1 ! ,adm9i/ration has creat$ ov]   
#fjj billion 9 new regulatory co/s      
relat$ to major rules4  7#d7 ,f$]al     
regulations acc\nt = r\ghly #b trillion 
9 lo/ economic gr[?4  7#e7 ,= e #a      

billion 9 new regulatory co/s1 affect$  
indu/ry employm5t decl9es by #c4f p]c5t4
  7#f7 ,regulatory co/s                 
disproportionally impact l[] & middle   
income ,am]icans ! mo/ ) high] co/ (    
goods1 l[] wages1 & less economic       
opportunity4  #c4 ,wage /udy ,no major  
rule propos$ by a ,f$]al ag5cy on or    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act may   
take effect z a f9al rule1 until !      
,secret>y ( ,labor 7act+ ?r\gh ! ,bureau
 ( ,labor ,/ati/ics7--  7#a7 conducts a 
/udy to ! det]m9e ! ext5t to :i* su*    
rule w impact-- 7,a7 wage gr[? 7includ+ 
= h\rly & "p-"t work]s7 9 ea* indu/ry to
 :i* su* rule is applicable2 &  7,b7    
employm5t 9 ea* su* indu/ry2  7#b7      
submits ! results ( su* /udy to         
,congress2 &  7#c7 makes su* /udy       
publicly available on ! website ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  #d4 ,requirem5t    
reg>d+ wage /udy ,! requirem5t to       
conduct a /udy "u section #c may n be   
fulfill$ by a /udy conduct$ prior to !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 or conduct$ 

by ano!r ag5cy4  #e4 ,def9ition ,9 ?is  
,act1 ! t]m major rule has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m 9 section #hjd ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code4