US Congress House Bill 15 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 172-0)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. The bill sets forth a schedule of annual increases in the federal minimum wage for individuals with disabilities. The Department of Labor shall no longer issue special certificates for the payment of subminimum wages to such individuals after the final wage increase under this bill for such individuals takes effect. Labor shall provide, upon request, technical assistance and information to employers to: (1) help them transition their practices to comply with wage increases and other requirements under this bill for individuals with disabilities, and (2) ensure continuing employment opportunities for such individuals. The bill eliminates the separate minimum wage requirements for tipped, newly hired, and disabled employees. After a specified period, these employees shall be paid the same minimum wage as regular employees. Labor must publish any increase in the minimum wage in the Federal Register and on its website 60 days before it takes effect.

Raise the Wage Act

Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA]	Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]
Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]
Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Ruben Kihuen [D-NV]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]
Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2017-05-25	House	Introduced in House

SB1242 (Same As) 2017-05-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/15/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr15/BILLS-115hr15ih.pdf