,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aj1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,hawley 7for himself and ,mr4 
,welch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act  
of #aich to provide for increases in the
 minimum wage1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,higher ,wages for ,american    
,workers ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,minimum   
wage increase  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#f7;a77#a7 of the ,fair ,labor          
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjf7;a77#a77 is amended to read as     
follows3  7#a7 except as otherwise      
provided in this section1 not less      
than-- 7,a7 #ae1 beginning on ,january  
#a of the first year that begins after  
the date of enactment of the ,higher    
,wages for ,american ,workers ,act of   
#bjbe2 and  7,b7 beginning on ,january  

#a of the second year that begins after 
such date of enactment1 and each        
,january #a thereafter1 the amount      
determined by the ,secretary under      
subsection 7h72  4  7b7 ,annual change  
based on inflation ,section #f of the   
,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7h7   
7#a7 ,on ,september #cj of the first    
year that begins after the date of      
enactment of the ,higher ,wages for     
,american ,workers ,act of #bjbe and on 
,september #cj of each year thereafter1 
the ,secretary shall determine1 in      
accordance with paragraph 7#b71 the     
amount of the minimum wage to be in     
effect under subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 for
 each period described in such          
subsection4  7#b7 ,the wage determined  
under this subsection for a year shall  
be-- 7,a7 the amount in effect under    
subsection 7a77#a7 on the date of such  
determination increased by the          
percentage increase1 if any1 in the     

,consumer ,price ,index for ,urban ,wage
 ,earners and ,clerical ,workers 7or a  
successor index71 as published by the   
,bureau of ,labor ,statistics1 for the  
#ab-month period ending with ,july of   
the year in which the determination     
occurs2 and  7,b7 rounded to the nearest
 multiple of #j4je1 if the amount after 
applying subparagraph 7,a7 is not a     
multiple of #j4je4  4  #c4 ,effective   
date ,this ,act and the amendments made 
by this ,act shall take effect on       
,january #a of the first year that      
begins after the date of enactment of   
this ,act4