House now debating HR 2: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007

[Greeby]

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.2:

A BILL

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 2007'.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE.

(a) 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 section, not less than--

`(A) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007;

`(B) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and

`(C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day;'.

(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY OF MINIMUM WAGE TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.

(a) In General- Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) shall apply to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

(b) Transition- Notwithstanding subsection (a), the minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) shall be--

(1) $3.55 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after the date of enactment of this Act; and

(2) increased by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount as may be necessary to equal the minimum wage under section 6(a)(1) of such Act), beginning 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter until the minimum wage applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under this subsection is equal to the minimum wage set forth in such section.

[helderheid]

1. I'm streaming

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

"Our Democrat colleagues"

:mad:

[NMDemDist2]

2. and every freaking repuke stands up and says the "Democrat" party

the bastards :banghead:

but I called my rep's, Steve Pearce (R-Oilwhore), office anyway

[helderheid]

3. the republics are pissing me off.

[Monkeyman]

4. We have the votes by a huge margin to pass

[Sapphire Blue]

5. *** MINIMUM WAGE VOTE IS TODAY! *** PLEASE CALL YOUR REP @ 1-800-459-1887 ***

Please see this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3081499

[Greeby]

6. The bill has 221 sponsors

I don't think we have to worry about passage

[Selatius]

7. Why not peg the minimum wage TO THE RATE OF INFLATION??? n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

8. Did you hear (R) Linder call us "Do Gooders?" over and over and over...like that's an INSULT?

:rofl: I'm PROUD to do good! What a dumb ass.

[helderheid]

9. OH MY FUCKING GOD! This guy actually said Dems are trying to

interfere with people's choice to work for minimum wage!

:spray:

[helderheid]

10. Democrat party - you FUCKER