I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3662 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase 
to the minimum wage, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 29, 2025 
Ms. TITUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 
for an increase to the minimum wage, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Labor Income Fair-
ness and Transparency Act’’ or ‘‘LIFT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not 
less than— 
‘‘(A) $10.25 an hour, beginning on the effective 
date described in section 2(c) the Labor Income 
Fairness and Transparency Act; 
‘‘(B) $13.75 an hour, beginning 12 months 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(C) $17.00 an hour, beginning 24 months 
after such effective date; and 
‘‘(D) the amount determined under subsection 
(h) for the 1-year period beginning 36 months after 
such effective date, and for each 1-year period there-
after;’’. 
(b) MINIMUM WAGE DETERMINATION BASED ON IN-
CREASES IN THE MEDIAN HOURLY WAGE OF ALL EM-
PLOYEES.—Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) Not later than 90 days prior to the date on 
which the minimum wage under subsection (a)(1)(D) shall 
take effect for a 1-year period, the Secretary shall deter-
mine the minimum wage for such 1-year period. Such min-
imum wage for such period shall be calculated by multi-
plying— 
‘‘(A) the minimum wage for the 1-year period 
preceding the covered 1-year period, by 
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‘‘(B) the ratio obtained by dividing— 
‘‘(i) the median hourly wage of all employ-
ees for the covered 1-year period, by 
‘‘(ii) the median hourly wage of all employ-
ees for the 1-year period preceding the covered 
1-year period. 
‘‘(2)(A) In this subsection, the term ‘median hourly 
wage’ means, when used with respect to a 1-year period, 
the median hourly wage for the most recent four-quarter 
period for which data are available that precedes such 1- 
year period. 
‘‘(B) In this subsection, the term ‘covered 1-year pe-
riod’ means the 1-year period for which the minimum 
wage is being determined under this subsection. 
‘‘(3) Not later than 90 days after the last day of each 
calendar quarter, the Secretary, through the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics, shall determine the median hourly wage 
of all employees for such calendar quarter. 
‘‘(4) The minimum wage for a covered 1-year period 
shall not be less than the minimum wage for the 1-year 
period preceding the covered 1-year period. 
‘‘(5) In setting the minimum wage for any covered 
1-year period, such minimum wage shall be rounded up 
to the nearest multiple of $0.05 if the amount calculated 
under this subsection is not a multiple of $0.05.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF SUBMINIMUM WAGES. 
(a) YOUTH WAGES.—Section 6(g) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (28 U.S.C. 206(g)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(g) In lieu of the rate prescribed by subsection 
(a)(1), any employer may pay any employee of such em-
ployer, during the first 90 consecutive calendar days after 
such employee is initially employed by such employer, a 
wage which is not less than— 
‘‘(1) $8.50 an hour, beginning on the date de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(A); 
‘‘(2) $12.75 an hour, beginning 12 months 
after such date; 
‘‘(3) $17.00 an hour, beginning 24 months 
after such date; and 
‘‘(4) the amount in effect under subsection 
(a)(1), beginning 36 months after such date.’’. 
(b) STUDENT-LEARNER PROGRAM.—Section 14(a) of 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (28 U.S.C. 214(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Beginning on the date described in subsection 
(a)(1)(A) of section 6, the Secretary may not provide for 
a wage under paragraph (1) that is lower than— 
‘‘(A) $9.29 an hour, beginning on such date; 
‘‘(B) $13.14 an hour, beginning 12 months 
after such date; 
‘‘(C) $17.00 an hour, beginning 24 months 
after such date; and 
‘‘(D) the amount in effect under section 
6(a)(1), beginning 36 months after such date.’’. 
(c) FULL-TIME STUDENT PROGRAM.—Section 14(b) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act (28 U.S.C. 214(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) Beginning on the date described in subsection 
(a)(1)(A) of section 6, paragraphs (1)(A), (2), and (3) 
shall be applied by substituting for the dollar amounts in 
such paragraphs a dollar amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) $9.77, beginning on such date; 
‘‘(B) $13.38, beginning 12 months after such 
date; 
‘‘(C) $17.00, beginning 24 months after such 
date; and 
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‘‘(D) the amount in effect under subsection 
(a)(1) of section 6, beginning 36 months after such 
date.’’. 
(d) SPECIAL CERTIFICATE WAGES.— 
(1) 
INCREMENTAL
INCREASE.—Section 
14(c)(1)(A) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (28 
U.S.C. 214(c)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) not lower than— 
‘‘(i) $9.77 an hour, beginning on the date 
described in subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 6; 
‘‘(ii) $13.38 an hour, beginning 12 months 
after such date; 
‘‘(iii) $17.00 an hour, beginning 24 
months after such date; and 
‘‘(iv) the amount in effect under subsection 
(a)(1) of section 6, beginning 36 months after 
such date.’’. 
(2) ISSUANCE
OF
SPECIAL
CERTIFICATES.— 
Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (28 
U.S.C. 214(c)) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(6) Beginning on the date described in paragraph 
(1)(A)(iv), the Secretary may not issue a special certificate 
under this subsection.’’. 
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. TIPPED EMPLOYEES. 
(a) Section 3(m)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)(2)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2)(A) In determining the wage an employer is re-
quired to pay a tipped employee, the amount paid such 
employee by the employee’s employer shall be an amount 
equal to— 
‘‘(i) $7.09 an hour, beginning on the date described 
in subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 6; 
‘‘(ii) $12.05 an hour, beginning 12 months after such 
date; 
‘‘(iii) $17.00 an hour, beginning 24 months after 
such date; and 
‘‘(iv) the amount in effect under section (a)(1) of sec-
tion 6, beginning 36 months after such date. 
Any employee shall have the right to retain any tips re-
ceived by such employee, except that this subsection shall 
not be construed to prohibit the pooling of tips among em-
ployees who customarily and regularly receive tips. An em-
ployer shall provide to the employee a notice of the tips 
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