,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ibbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #be1 #bjbb,ms4
 ,adams introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,consum]
 ,cr$it ,protection ,act to address     
re/rictions on ! g>ni%m5t ( wages1      
prohibitions on debt collection         
practices relat+ to imprisonm5t (       
debtors1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,wages ( ,ess5tial ,work]s    
,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,re/riction on       
g>ni%m5t ,title ,,iii ( ! ,consum]      
,cr$it ,protection ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#afga et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section
 #cjc 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afgc7-- 7,a7 by   
/rik+ subsection 7a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7a7 7#a7 ,except z provid$ 9 subsection 
7b7 & 9 section #cje1 ! maximum "p ( !  
aggregate disposable e>n+s ( an         
individual = any workweek :i* is        
subject$ to g>ni%m5t may n exce$ ! less]
 (-- 7,a7 #be p] c5tum ( ! disposable   

e>n+s ( ! individual = t week2 or  7,b7 
! am\nt by :i* ! disposable e>n+s ( !   
individual = t week exce$-- 7i7 beg9n+  
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1  
#ajjj2 &  7ii7 = fiscal ye> #bjbc1 & ea*
 fiscal ye> !reaft]1 ! am\nt det]m9$ "u 
p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7 ,9 ! case ( e>n+s =
 any pay p]iod o!r ?an a week1 !        
,secret>y ( ,labor %all1 = purposes (   
p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 prescribe an am\nt t
 is proportional to ! am\nt "u p>agraph 
7#a77;,b77i71 :i*1 beg9n+ = fiscal ye>  
#bjbc1 %all be adju/$ 9 accordance )    
p>agraph 7#c74  7#c7 7,a7 ,on ,septemb] 
#d1 #bjbc1 & annually !reaft]1 !        
,secret>y %all adju/ ! doll> am\nts     
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a77;,b77ii7 &    
7#b7 by ! annual p]c5tage increase 9 !  
,consum] ,price ,index1 r\nd$ to ! ne>e/
 multiple ( #ajj1 z applicable4  7,b7 ,n
 lat] ?an ,labor ,day 7z specifi$ 9     
section #fajc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code7 ( ea* fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y (  
,labor %all publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] ! 
p]c5tage *ange 9 ! ,consum] ,price      

,index publi%$ = ,june ( ! prec$+ fiscal
 ye> f ,june ( ! fiscal ye> 9 :i* t     
publication is made4  7,c7 ,9 ?is       
p>agraph1 ! t]m ,consum] ,price ,index  
means ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ,all   
,urban ,consum]s 7all items1 ,u4,s4 city
 av]age71 publi%$ mon?ly by ! ,bureau ( 
,labor ,/ati/ics4  2 &  7,b7 9          
subsection 7b77#b77;,a71 by /rik+ 8     
sp\se or dep5d5t *ild & ins]t+ ! sp\se  
or dep5d5t *ild ( ! individual2  7#b7 9 
section #cjd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afgd71 by  
/rik+ subsection 7a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7a7 ,no employ] may dis*>ge1 or take any
 o!r adv]se action aga9/1 any employee  
by reason ( ! fact t ! e>n+s ( !        
employee h be5 subject$ to g>ni%m5t4  2 
7#c7 9 section #cje 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4      
#afge71 by /rik+ he det]m9es & ins]t+ ! 
,secret>y det]m9es2 &  7#d7 9 section   
#cjg 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afgg7-- 7,a7 9 !   
matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+    
,/ate & ins]t+ ,/ate--2 &  7,b7 by /rik+
 p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7 
prohibit+ ! dis*>ge1 or ! tak+ ( any o!r

 adv]se action aga9/1 any employee by   
reason ( ! fact t ! e>n+s ( ! employee h
 be5 subject$ to g>ni%m5t4  4  #c4      
,prohibition on debt collection         
practices relat+ to imprisonm5t (       
debtors ,section #hjh ( ! ,fair ,debt   
,collection ,practices ,act 7#ae        
,u4,s4,c4 #afib;f7 is am5d$ by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7#i7 ,tak+ or ?reat5+ to
 take any action 9 connection ) !       
collection ( a debt to cause ! arre/ or 
imprisonm5t ( any p]son1 includ+ tak+ or
 ?reat5+ to take any action to seek !   
issuance or s]vice ( a civil arre/      
w>rant 9 ,/ate c\rt4  4