II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2514 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2007 Mr. Reid (for Mrs. Clinton) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to ensure that increases in the Federal minimum wage keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2007.

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Minimum wage

Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended— (1)in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; and (2)by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following: (D)$8.00 an hour, beginning on January 1, 2010; (E)$8.75 an hour, beginning on October 1, 2010; (F)$9.50 an hour, beginning on July 1, 2011; and (G)beginning on July 1, 2012, and annually adjusted on each July 1 thereafter, the amount of the minimum wage for the year preceding the date of the determination made under this subparagraph, increased by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the annual rate of pay for Members of Congress increased for such year as provided for pursuant to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31); .