II Calendar No. 411 112th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3221 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2012 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Risch, Mr. Thune, Mr. Lee, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. McConnell) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time May 23, 2012 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act.

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Payment of higher wages

Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) is amended— (1)by inserting (1) after (a); and (2)by adding at the end the following: (2)Notwithstanding a labor organization’s exclusive representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing in either— (A)section 8(a)(1) or section 8(a)(5), or (B)a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her services as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such contract or agreement..

May 23, 2012 Read the second time and placed on the calendar