[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1583 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1583

 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum 
                                 wage.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 1995

 Mr. English of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum 
                                 wage.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not 
        less than $4.75 an hour;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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