,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #bj1 #bjah   
,ms4 ,jones ( ,mi*igan 7= h]self & ,mrs4
 ,lawr5ce7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ! ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to !          
,committees on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t    
,re=m1 & ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 = a p]iod  
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide consequ5ces to ,/ates t r$uce _!
 ,/ate m9imum wage & to r$irects ,f$]al 
fund+ to ^? ,/ates to ! ne$ie/          
localities4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,m9imum ,wage ,fairness 
,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,f$]al m9imum   
wage peak$ #ej ye>s ago 9 #aifh at #h4fh
 9 #bjaf doll>s4 ,s9ce t "t1 ,am]icans h
 wat*$ _! wages rema9 /agnant despite   
massive increases 9 productivity1 :i*   
has fuel$ an economically unfair & unju/

 tr5d = ! ,nation4 ,! gr[+ income       
inequality has be5 a de/abiliz+ =ce on !
 communities ( ! ,nation1 ! economy1 & !
 ,nation's v democracy4  7#b7 ,! ,f$]al 
m9imum wage does n only affect ! "y &   
inexp]i5c$ work]4 ,m ?an half ( all     
m9imum wage work]s are ov] ! age ( #bd4 
7#c7 ,ne>ly #fj p]c5t ( ,/ates h rais$  
_! m9imum wage above ! ,f$]al m9imum    
wage1 & 9 ne>ly #be p]c5t ( ,/ates !    
wage is adju/$ ye>ly = inflation4  7#d7 
,oppon5ts ( m9imum wage increases       
r\t9ely use dire pr$ictions ab\t job    
losses & ! failure ( bus9esses 9        
locations t raise ! m9imum wage4 ,^!    
pr$ictions h prov5 almo/ entirely       
untrue4 ,locations t raise ! m9imum wage
 l>gely reap ! b5efits ( a /rong] tax   
base & increas$ consum] dem&4  7#e7 ,^? 
oppos$ to m9imum wage increases         
frequ5tly use m ?an mislead+ campaigns1 
& 9 "s cases h int]f]$ ) democracy to   
ensure t ! w ( citiz5s is fru/rat$4     
7#f7 ,am]icans des]ve a raise & ! vot]s 
& con/itu5ts :o support m9imum wage     

increases %\ld n be fru/rat$ by         
anti-democratic special int]e/s :o h    
captur$ ! legislative1 executive1 &     
regulatory app>atus ( ,/ates &          
localities4  #c4 ,safegu>ds = work]s 9  
,/ates t r$uce ! m9imum wage  7a7       
,review ( m9imum wage laws ,! ,secret>y 
( ,labor %all1 )9 #cj days ( ! ea*      
fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 id5tify any ,/ate t has1 )9
 ! previ\s fiscal ye> t began aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 r$uc$ its   
,/ate m9imum wage1 or :i* has r$uc$ a   
m9imum wage increase t w\ld o!rwise g   
into effect4  7b7 ,communication (      
m9imum wage r$uction ,! ,secret>y (     
,labor %all in=m all o!r ,f$]al ag5cies 
responsible = allocat+ ,f$]al funds to a
 ,/ate = its direct use or = ! ,/ate to 
di/ribute )9 its b\nd>ies1 ( any ,/ate t
 has r$uc$ its ,/ate m9imum wage4  7c7  
,review ( indirect co/s ,any head ( an  
ag5cy notifi$ t a ,/ate has r$uc$ its   
,/ate m9imum wage %all review all funds 
"u programs adm9i/]$ by ! head ( su*    

ag5cy t w\ld o!rwise be allocat$ to a   
,/ate "u ,f$]al law4 ,su* ag5cy head    
%all !n review any funds allocat$ to t  
,/ate specifically designat$ z = use = !
 ,/ate's adm9i/rative co/s ( any su*    
program4 ,:]e su* adm9i/rative co/s are 
n specifically designat$1 ! ag5cy head  
%all-- 7#a7 det]m9e ! am\nt ( su* ,f$]al
 funds us$ by ! ,/ate to adm9i/] any su*
 program2 &  7#b7 presume 9 ! abs5ce ( a
 contr>y %[+1 t a simil> am\nt or       
p]c5tage w be allocat$ by ! ,/ate 9 !   
next fiscal ye>4  7d7 ,r$uction 9       
indirect co/s ,^u det]m9+ ! p]c5tage (  
,f$]al fund+ "u a giv5 program provid$  
to a ,/ate t is us$ = adm9i/rative co/s1
 ! head ( ea* ag5cy %all re/rict ! use (
 funds by ! ,/ate = adm9i/rative co/s1  
ov]head1 & sal>ies = ! foll[+ ye>4 ,su* 
a re/riction %all r$uce ! am\nt ! ,/ate 
may sp5d on adm9i/rative co/s by a      
p]c5tage equival5t to ! ,/ate's r$uction
 9 its ,/ate m9imum wage4  7e7          
,exceptions ,:]e ! head ( an ag5cy has  
det]m9$ t a r$uction 9 program fund+ =  

adm9i/rative co/s to a ,/ate %all       
con/itute a ?reat to ! public heal?1    
safety1 & welf>e ( ! p ( ! ,/ate1 !n !  
head ( su* ag5cy may )hold f ! ,/ate =  
adm9i/rative co/s a less] am\nt ?an t   
equival5t to ! p]c5tage ( ! ,/ate's     
m9imum wage r$uction4  7f7 ,r$irection (
 funds ,:]e possible1 ! head ( ea* su*  
ag5cy %all direct any funds )held f a   
,/ate "u ?is ,act to a municipality     
locat$ 9 t ,/ate :]e ! municipality is  
an eligible recipi5t ( ! fund+ program 9
 "q1 & :]e ! municipality w\ld be       
o!rwise eligible to use su* funds =     
adm9i/rative co/s4 ,:]e no su*          
municipality is eligible to directly    
receive su* funds1 su* funds %all be    
available to ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &      
,urban ,developm5t = use only = grants  
"u title ,i ( ! ,h\s+ & ,community      
,developm5t ,act ( #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#ecja et seq47 = metropolitan cities &  
urban c\nties 9 su* ,/ate t 7 eligible  
to receive grants "u su* title 9 ! mo/  
rec5t fiscal ye> = :i* su* grants 7     

made4 ,! am\nt ( ! funds allocat$       
pursuant to ?is subsection = ea* su*    
metropolitan city or urban c\nty 9 !    
,/ate %all be> ! same ratio to ! total  
am\nt ( funds = ! ,/ate allocat$ "u ?is 
subsection z ! am\nt ( funds aw>d$ to   
su* city or c\nty "u section #ajf ( su* 
,act = su* mo/ rec5t fiscal ye> be>s to 
! total am\nt ( funds aw>d$ to all      
metropolitan cities & urban c\nties 9   
su* ,/ate "u su* section #ajf = su* mo/ 
rec5t fiscal ye>4