[House Report 106-516]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-516

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  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3081, THE WAGE AND ECONOMIC 
 GROWTH ACT OF 1999, AND H.R. 3846, A BILL TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE

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   March 8, 2000.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mr. Sessions, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 434]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 434, by a record vote of 7 to 3, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolutoin 
be adopted.

                summary of provisions of the resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 3081, 
the Wage and Economic Growth Act of 1999 and H.R. 3846, a Bill 
to Increase the Minimum Wage. The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 3081 in the House under a closed rule 
without intervention of any point of order. The rule provides 
that the bill be considered as read and that, in lieu of the 
amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now 
printed in the bill, the text of H.R. 3832 shall be considered 
as adopted. The rule provides two hours of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Ways and Means, and then provides 
one motion to recommit H.R. 3081, with or without instructions.
    The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 3846 in 
the House under a modified closed rule. The bill will be 
considered as read and the rule provides for one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce. The rule provides for the consideration of the 
amendments printed in this report, which shall be in order 
without intervention of any point of order, except those 
arising under section 425 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 (prohibiting consideration of legislation containing 
certain unfunded mandates). The amendments printed in this 
report shall only be offered by the Member designated in this 
report, shall be considered as read, and shall be separately 
debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule also 
provides one motion to recommit H.R. 3846, with or without 
instructions. Finally, the rule provides that in the 
engrossment of H.R. 3081, the clerk shall add the text of H.R. 
3846, as passed by the House, as a new matter at the end of 
H.R. 3081, after which H.R. 3846 shall be laid on the table.

                            committee votes

    Pursuant to clause 3(b) of House Rule XIII the results of 
each record vote on an amendment or motion to report, together 
with the names of those voting for and against, are printed 
below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 68

    Date: March 8, 2000.
    Measure: H.R. 3081, the Wage and Employment Growth Act of 
1999 and H.R. 3846, a Bill to Increase the Minimum Wage.
    Motion by: Mr. Moakley.
    Summary of motion: Substitute rule to make in order to H.R. 
3846 the substitute amendment offered by Reps. Bonior, Rangel, 
Sandlin, and Phelps and to make in order to H.R. 3081 the 
substitute amendment offered by Reps. Bonior, Rangel, Sandlin 
and Phelps. Both substitute amendments should be given the 
appropriate waivers.
    Results: Defeated 3 to 7.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Pryce--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; Hastings--Nay; Sessions--Nay; Moakley--Yea; 
Frost--Yea; Slaughter--Yea; Dreier--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 69

    Date: March 8, 2000.
    Measure: H.R. 3081, the Wage and Employment Growth Act of 
1999 and H.R. 3846, a Bill to Increase the Minimum Wage.
    Motion by: Mr. Goss.
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 7 to 3.
    Vote by Members: Goss--Yea; Linder--Yea; Pryce--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Moakley--Nay; 
Frost--Nay; Slaughter--Nay; Dreier--Yea.

           Summary of Amendments Made in Order Under the Rule

    Castle: Strikes section 5, which allows states to ``opt-
out'' of the proposed $1 federal minimum wage increase. (30 
minutes)
    Traficant/Martinez: Increases the federal minimum wage by 
$1 over two year. (30 minutes)

            Text of Amendments Made In Order Under the Rule

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castle of Delaware, or 
                  a Designee, Debatable for 30 Minutes

    Strike section 5.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Traficant of Ohio, or 
Representative Martinez of California, or a Designee, Debatable for 30 
                                Minutes

    Amend section 1 to read as follows:

SECTION. 1. MINIMUM WAGE.

    Section 6(a)(1) 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) $5.15 an hour beginning September 1, 
                1997,
                  ``(B) $5.65 an hour during the year beginning 
                April 1, 2000, and
                  ``(C) $6.15 an hour beginning April 1, 
                2001;''.

                                  
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