US Congress House Bill 283 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the federal minimum wage should, as a minimum, be adjusted every four years so that a person working for it may earn an annual income at least 15% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a family of two; (2) it should be set at a level high enough to allow two full-time minimum wage workers to earn an income above the national housing wage; and (3) Congress, any of the several states, the District of Columbia, any U.S. territories or possessions, any Indian tribe, or local or state government may establish a higher minimum wage requirement than that established in this Act. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to at least the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor according to the formula prescribed by this Act beginning September 1, 2011. Requires the Secretary to determine such minimum wage rate by June 1, 2011, and once every four years thereafter. Prohibits any adjustment if the determination results in a minimum wage lower than the current one. Requires the minimum wage so determined to be the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a person working for it 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, to earn an annual income 15% percent higher than the federal poverty threshold for a two-person household, with one child under age 18, and living in the 48 contiguous states, as published for each such year by the Census Bureau.

Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2011

Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2011-01-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

HB6076 (Related) 2012-09-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/283/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr283/BILLS-112hr283ih.pdf