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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1346 

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase 

in the Federal minimum wage and to index future increases to such 

wage to increases in the consumer price index. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 21, 2013 

Mr. GRAYSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 

for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to 

index future increases to such wage to increases in the 

consumer price index. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Catching Up To 1968 

5 Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INCREASES IN THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE. 

2 (a) MINIMUM WAGE.—Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 

3 Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

6 by striking ‘‘not less than—’’ and inserting ‘‘not less 

7 than the greater of—’’; 

8 (2) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) 

9 and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) $10.50 an hour; and 

11 ‘‘(B) beginning 1 year after the wage pro12 vided for in subparagraph (A) takes effect and 

13 each year thereafter, the wage determined by 

14 the Secretary that raises the wage of the pre15 ceding year in proportion to the increase in the 

16 Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers 

17 for the preceding year, and maintains the wage 

18 of the previous year should the Consumer Price 

19 Index decrease.’’. 

20 (b) MINIMUM WAGE FOR TIPPED EMPLOYEES.—Sec21 tion 3(m)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 

22 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(1) the cash wage paid such employee shall be 

24 70 percent of the minimum wage in effect under sec25 tion 6(a)(1); and’’. 


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1 (c) PUBLICATION OF WAGES.—Section 6 of the Fair 

2 Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is further 

3 amended by adding after subsection (b) the following: 

4 ‘‘(c) Not later than 60 days prior to the effective date 

5 of any increase in the minimum wage pursuant to sub6 section (a)(1)(B) or increase in the minimum wage for 

7 tipped employees in accordance with section 3(m)(1), the 

8 Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and on the 

9 Internet website of the Department of Labor a notice an10 nouncing the adjusted required wage or wages.’’. 

11 (d) AMENDED FARMWORKER EXEMPTION.—Section 

12 13(a)(6) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 

13 U.S.C. 213(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(6) any employee employed in agriculture if 

15 such employee is a member of the employer’s imme16 diate family; or’’. 

17 (e) ELIMINATION OF HOME HEALTHCARE WORKER

18 EXEMPTION.—Section 13(a)(15) of the Fair Labor Stand19 ards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(15)) is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘or any employee employed in domestic service 

21 employment to provide companionship services for individ22 uals who (because of age or infirmity) are unable to care 

23 for themselves (as such terms are defined and delimited 

24 by regulations of the Secretary)’’. 


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1 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 60 days after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act. 

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