I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6211 
To amend the fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for increases 
in the minimum wage consistent with inflation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2012 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. HOLT, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. LARSON 
of Connecticut, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. CHU, Ms. EDWARDS, 
Ms. NORTON, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. ELLI-
SON, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. 
BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 
CONYERS, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
STARK, Mr. FILNER, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. MALONEY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 
Mr. WELCH, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. 
FARR, Mr. HONDA, Mr. OLVER, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. MEEKS, 
Ms. SEWELL, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. 
BASS of California, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. 
DINGELL, Mr. NEAL, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. SARBANES, 
Mr. MORAN, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. CASTOR of 
Florida, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. 
ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, 
Mr. FATTAH, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. PASTOR of 
Arizona, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. RICH-
ARDSON, Mr. KEATING, Mr. CLAY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. CARNAHAN, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Ms. HAHN, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. 
SHERMAN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. CLEAVER, 
Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. WAXMAN, 
Ms. WATERS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. LOEBSACK, and Mr. BERMAN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
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A BILL 
To amend the fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 
for increases in the minimum wage consistent with infla-
tion, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Minimum Wage 
Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES. 
(a) MINIMUM WAGE.— 
(1) 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) except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion, not less than— 
‘‘(A) $8.10 an hour, beginning on the first 
day of the third month that begins after the 
date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage 
Act of 2012; 
‘‘(B) $8.95 an hour, beginning 1 year after 
that first day; 
‘‘(C) $9.80 an hour, beginning 2 years 
after that first day; and 
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‘‘(D) beginning on the date that is 3 years 
after that first day, and annually thereafter, the 
amount determined by the Secretary pursuant 
to subsection (h);’’. 
(2) DETERMINATION BASED ON INCREASE IN 
THE
CONSUMER
PRICE
INDEX.—Section 6 of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) Each year, by not later than the date that 
is 90 days before a new minimum wage determined under 
subsection (a)(1)(D) is to take effect, the Secretary shall 
determine the minimum wage to be in effect pursuant to 
this subsection for the subsequent 1-year period. The wage 
determined pursuant to this subsection for a year shall 
be— 
‘‘(A) not less than the amount in effect under 
subsection (a)(1) on the date of such determination; 
‘‘(B) increased from such amount by the annual 
percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for 
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (United 
States city average, all items, not seasonally ad-
justed), or its successor publication, as determined 
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; and 
‘‘(C) rounded to the nearest multiple of $0.05. 
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‘‘(2) In calculating the annual percentage increase in 
the Consumer Price Index for purposes of paragraph 
(1)(B), the Secretary shall compare such Consumer Price 
Index for the most recent month, quarter, or year avail-
able (as selected by the Secretary prior to the first year 
for which a minimum wage is in effect pursuant to this 
subsection) with the Consumer Price Index for the same 
month in the preceding year, the same quarter in the pre-
ceding year, or the preceding year, respectively.’’. 
(b) BASE MINIMUM WAGE FOR TIPPED EMPLOY-
EES.—Section 3(m)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(m)(1)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) the cash wage paid such employee, which 
for purposes of such determination shall be not less 
than— 
‘‘(A) for the 1-year period beginning on 
the first day of the third month that begins 
after the date of enactment of the Fair Min-
imum Wage Act of 2012, $3.00 an hour; 
‘‘(B) for each succeeding 1-year period 
until the hourly wage under this paragraph 
equals 70 percent of the wage in effect under 
section 6(a)(1) for such period, an hourly wage 
equal to the amount determined under this 
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paragraph for the preceding year, increased by 
the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) $0.85; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount necessary for the 
wage in effect under this paragraph to 
equal 70 percent of the wage in effect 
under section 6(a)(1) for such period, 
rounded to the nearest multiple of $0.05; 
and 
‘‘(C) for each succeeding 1-year period 
after the year in which the hourly wage under 
this paragraph first equals 70 percent of the 
wage in effect under section 6(a)(1) for the 
same period, the amount necessary to ensure 
that the wage in effect under this paragraph re-
mains equal to 70 percent of the wage in effect 
under section 6(a)(1), rounded to the nearest 
multiple of $0.05; and’’. 
(c) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—Section 6 of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (as amended by subsection 
(a)) (29 U.S.C. 206) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(i) Not later than 60 days prior to the effective date 
of any increase in the minimum wage determined under 
subsection (h) or required for tipped employees in accord-
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ance with subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 3(m)(1), as 
amended by the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012, the 
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and on the 
website of the Department of Labor a notice announcing 
the adjusted required wage.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the first day 
of the third month that begins after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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