US HB2150 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 176-0)
Status: Introduced on April 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $8.00 an hour on January 1, 2016, or, if later, on the first day of the third month after enactment of this Act; (2) $9.00 an hour after one year; (3) $10.00 an hour after two years; (4) $11.00 an hour after three years; (5) $12.00 an hour after four years; and (6) the amount the Department of Labor determines (based on increases in the median hourly wage of all employees) after five years, and annually thereafter. The federal minimum wage for tipped employees shall increase to $3.15 an hour for one year on January 1, 2016, or the first day of the third month after enactment of this Act, whichever is later. Subsequent annual adjustments of the wage increase, according to a specified formula, shall ensure that it remains equal to the wage in effect under FLSA for other employees. Employers must notify their employees of the right to retain any received tips. The separate minimum wage requirements for tipped employees shall end, effective one day after the hourly wage established for them under this Act takes effect. The Department must publish any increase in the minimum wage in the Federal Register and on the Department's website 60 days before it takes effect.

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Title

Raise the Wage Act

Sponsors

Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA]Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D-CA]Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Gwen Graham [D-FL]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-11-16HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2015-04-30HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-04-30HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1150 (Same As) 2015-04-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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