[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3265 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3265

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 1996

  Mr. Quinn (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
 Torkildsen, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Leach, Mr. Martini, Mr. 
   Lazio of New York, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Diaz-
    Balart, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Blute) 
 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 rate under that Act.

    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 ``Minimum Wage Increase Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MINIMUM WAGE.

    Paragraph (1) of section 6(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not 
        less than $4.25 an hour during the period ending 90 days after 
        the date of the enactment of the Minimum Wage Increase Act of 
        1996, not less than $4.75 an hour during the year beginning on 
        that date, and not less than $5.25 an hour after the expiration 
        of such year;''.
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