,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #e1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,gallego 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4         
,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7        
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 adjust the rate employers   
pay for overtime hours from one and     
one-half to two times the regular rate4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,double the ,wage for ,overtime 
,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,increasing         
,overtime ,pay for ,employees  7a7 ,in  
,general ,the ,fair ,labor ,standards   
,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et    
seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #g1  
by striking one and one-half each place 
it appears and inserting two2 and  7#b7 
in section #ac-- 7,a7 in subsection     
7b77#bi71 by striking one and one-half  

and inserting two2  7,b7 in subsection  
7h71 in the matter following paragraph  
7#b77;,b71 by striking one and one-half 
and inserting two2  7,c7 in subsection  
7i77#b77;,b71 by striking one and       
one-half and inserting two2 and  7,d7 in
 subsection 7j77#b77;,b71 by striking   
one and one-half and inserting two4  7b7
 ,effective ,date ,the amendments made  
by this ,act shall take effect on the   
date that is #ahj days after the date of
 enactment of this ,act4