I 
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. 
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 ‘‘Catching Up To 1968 
Act of 2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASES IN THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE. 
(a) MINIMUM WAGE.—Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘not less than—’’ and inserting ‘‘not less 
than the greater of—’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) $10.50 an hour; and 
‘‘(B) beginning 1 year after the wage pro-
vided for in subparagraph (A) takes effect and 
each year thereafter, the wage determined by 
the Secretary that raises the wage of the pre-
ceding year in proportion to the increase in the 
Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers 
for the preceding year, and maintains the wage 
of the previous year should the Consumer Price 
Index decrease.’’. 
(b) MINIMUM WAGE FOR TIPPED EMPLOYEES.—Sec-
tion 3(m)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 203(m)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) the cash wage paid such employee shall be 
70 percent of the minimum wage in effect under sec-
tion 6(a)(1); and’’. 
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(c) PUBLICATION OF WAGES.—Section 6 of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is further 
amended by adding after subsection (b) the following: 
‘‘(c) Not later than 60 days prior to the effective date 
of any increase in the minimum wage pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1)(B) or increase in the minimum wage for 
tipped employees in accordance with section 3(m)(1), the 
Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and on the 
Internet website of the Department of Labor a notice an-
nouncing the adjusted required wage or wages.’’. 
(d) AMENDED FARMWORKER EXEMPTION.—Section 
13(a)(6) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 213(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) any employee employed in agriculture if 
such employee is a member of the employer’s imme-
diate family; or’’. 
(e) ELIMINATION OF HOME HEALTHCARE WORKER 
EXEMPTION.—Section 13(a)(15) of the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(a)(15)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘or any employee employed in domestic service 
employment to provide companionship services for individ-
uals who (because of age or infirmity) are unable to care 
for themselves (as such terms are defined and delimited 
by regulations of the Secretary)’’. 
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(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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