,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bf1 #bjbe,mr4 
,magaz9] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,evans (      
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4 ,/ansbury1 ,mr4     
,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4
 ,goldman ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,ms4  
,p]ez1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4 ,jackson (  
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,bal9t1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1    
,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1
 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mrs4            
,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,mrs4 ,watson     
,coleman1 & ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds  
,act ( #aich to provide = increas$      
crim9al & civil p5alties = wage !ft4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,don't ,/& = ,tak+ ,employ$ ,am]icans'
 ,liv+s ,act or ! ,don't ,,/eal ,act4   
#b4 ,"r to full comp5sation  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act (     
#aich is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #g

 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjg7 ! foll[+3  #h4 ,"r
 to full comp5sation  7a7 ,comp5sation  
-- 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to section #g1
 an employ] %all comp5sate an employee  
7:o is describ$ 9 subsection 7b77 at a  
rate t is n less ?an ! great] (--  7,a7 
! rate requir$ by any contract1         
collective b>ga9+ agreem5t1 or o!r      
employm5t agreem5t 7z su* t]m is def9$  
by ! ,secret>y7 t specifies h[ mu* su*  
employ] %all comp5sate su* employee2 or 
7,b7 ! wage rate requir$ "u applicable  
,f$]al or ,/ate law4  7b7 ,employee     
,engag$ ,9 ,comm]ce ,! requirem5t "u    
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
any employee :o 9 any workweek is engag$
 9 comm]ce or 9 ! production ( goods =  
comm]ce1 or is employ$ 9 an ent]prise   
engag$ 9 comm]ce or 9 ! production (    
goods = comm]ce4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t
 ,section #aj ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds   
,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baj7 is    
repeal$4  7c7 ,prohibit$ ,acts ,section 
#ae7;a77#b7 ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act
 ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bae7;a77#b77 is

 am5d$ by /rik+ or section #g & ins]t+ 1
 #g1 or #h4  #c4 ,p5alties = wage !ft   
7a7 ,crim9al p5alties ,subsection 7a7 ( 
section #af ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act
 ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baf7 is am5d$--
  7#a7 by /rik+ ,any p]son & ins]t+ 7#a7
 ,except z provid$ by p>agraph 7#b71 any
 p]son2  7#b7 by /rik+ subsection ea*   
place x appe>s & ins]t+ p>agraph2 &     
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7   
7,a7 ,any p]son :o willfully violates   
section #c7m77#b77;,b71 #f1 #g1 or #h ( 
?is ,act1 relat+ to wages1 %all be--    
7i7 9 ! case ( a violation ( section    
#c7m77#b77;,b71 #f1 #g1 or #h relat+ to 
unpaid wages1 or unpaid ov]time         
comp5sation1 9 an am\nt great] ?an      
#a1jjj1 f9$ 9 accordance ) title #ah1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 imprison$ = n m ?an
 #e ye>s1 or bo?2 or  7ii7 9 ! case ( a 
violation ( section #c7m77#b77;,b71 #f1 
#g1 or #h relat+ to unpaid wages1 or    
unpaid ov]time comp5sation1 9 an am\nt  
equal to or less ?an #a1jjj1 f9$ 9      
accordance ) title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates   

,code1 imprison$ = n m ?an #a ye>1 or   
bo?4  7,b7 ,9 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( a f9e "u
 subp>agraph 7,a71 ! foll[+ factors %all
 be consid]$3 7i7 ,! gravity ( !        
violation1 includ+ ! numb] ( employees  
affect$ & ! value ( ! unlawfully kept   
wages4  7ii7 ,:e!r ! p]son *>g$ has     
previ\sly be5 convict$ = a violation (  
section #c7m77#b77;,b71 #f1 #g1 or #h4  
7iii7 ,! appropriat5ess ( ! p5alty giv5 
! size ( ! bus9ess ( ! p]son convict$4  
4  7b7 ,civil p5alties ,section #af (   
su* ,act is fur!r am5d$-- 7#a7 9        
subsection 7b71 by /rik+ or section #g  
ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+ 1 #g1 or #h2
  7#b7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ 
or #g & ins]t+ 1 #g1 or #h2 &  7,b7 by  
/rik+ & #g & ins]t+ 1 #g1 & #h2 &  7#c7 
9 subsection 7e71 by /rik+ or #g &      
ins]t+ 1 #g1 or #h4  7c7 ,funds = ,wage 
& ,h\r ,division ,p>agraph 7#e7 (       
section #af7;e7 ( su* ,act is am5d$--   
7#a7 by /rik+ #ab1 & ins]t+ #ab & f9es  
collect$ "u subsection 7a77#b7 ( ?is    
section12 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !    

foll[+3 ,sums collect$ z f9es "u        
subsection 7a77#b7 %all be appli$ by !  
,wage & ,h\r ,division ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,labor to ! co/s ( en=c+ sections       
#c7m77#b77;,b71 #f1 #g1 & #h44  7d7     
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all apply ) respect to         
violations ( section #c7m77#b77;,b71 #f1
 #g1 or #h ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act 
( #aich occurr+ on or aft] ! date t is  
#ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4