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Debate Minimum Wage Act; 72 hrs
Topic Started: Dec 7 2006, 11:00 AM (968 Views)
Josiah Bartlett
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Josiah Bartlett
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The hearing can be found here. I so order the Debate to begin
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[MR. WILLIAMS (for himself) and Krista M. Jensen, Josiah Bartlett, Mike Waters, and John Wilde introduced the following bill;

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.

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 `Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006'.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE.

(a) In General- 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)(A) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than--

`(i) $7.25 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date of enactment of the Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006;

`(B) the wage provided for under clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (A) shall be automatically increased for the year involved 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).'.

(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.]

Mr. Williams and the Co- Sponsors are invited to testify before the committee. Please allow for an opening statement from the sponsors before asking questions.
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Wilde
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Fiat justitia, pereat coelum.
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Mr. Chairman,

I would like to ask for Unanimous Consent.

I Yield
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Josiah Bartlett
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Josiah Bartlett
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If there no objection in the 24 hrs UC is granted.


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Josiah Bartlett
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Josiah Bartlett
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Since there was no objection the Minimum Wage Act passes with UC.

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