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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106–516

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

MARCH 8, 2000.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules,

submitted the following

REPORT

[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
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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; DiazBalart—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; DiazBalart—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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