[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 940 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 940

 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

                           February 14, 1995

     Mr. Gephardt (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of 
California, Mrs. Kennelly, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
Dingell, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hoyer, 
   Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
 Miller of California, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Obey, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Sabo, 
 Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, 
 Mr. Coleman, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, 
  Mr. Filner, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
   Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
 Klink, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Meek 
of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. 
 Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
 Ward, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wise, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Wyden), 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 ``Working Wage Increase Act of 1995''.

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 July 3, 1995, 
        not less than $4.70 an hour during the year beginning July 4, 
        1995, not less than $5.15 an hour after July 3, 1996;''.
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