[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 115 (Thursday, September 3, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S9942]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                 CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT OF 1998

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                       KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 3540

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill (S. 1301) to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide 
for consumer bankruptcy protection, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . FAIR MINIMUM WAGE.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Fair 
     Minimum Wage Act of 1998''.
       (b) Minimum Wage Increase.--
       (1) Wage.--Paragraph (1) of section 6(a) of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not 
     less than--
       ``(A) $5.65 an hour during the year beginning on January 1, 
     1999; and
       ``(B) $6.15 an hour during the year beginning on January 1, 
     2000.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     takes effect on January 1, 1999.

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