[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 692 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 692

 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum 
 wage and to provide for an increase in such wage based on the cost of 
                                living.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 1993

   Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Owens) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                                 Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum 
 wage and to provide for an increase in such wage based on the cost of 
                                living.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Liveable Wage Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE.

    (a) Rate Increase.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended by striking out ``and'' after 
``1990,'' and by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, and 
not less than $5.50 an hour after December 30, 1993''.
    (b) Cost of Living Increase.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(g) At the beginning of each calendar year after December 30, 
1994, the Secretary shall adjust the rate applicable under subsection 
(a)(1) by the percentage increase which is applicable to the primary 
insurance amount under section 215(i) of the Social Security Act 
effective for benefits payable in January of such calendar year.''.

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