[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2278 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2278

 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

                             July 28, 1997

 Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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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 1997''.

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 
``1996,'' and by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, and 
not less than $6.50 an hour after December 30, 1997''.
    (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, 
1998, 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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