US Congress House Bill 4839 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-0)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-11-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Original Living Wage Act of 2014 - 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 four; (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, 2014. Requires the Secretary to determine such minimum wage rate by June 1, 2014, and once every four years thereafter. Prohibits any adjustment if the determination would result 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% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a four-person household, with two children under age 18, and living in the 48 contiguous states, as published for each such year by the Census Bureau.

Original Living Wage Act of 2014

Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-11-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2014-06-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

HB229 (Related) 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4839/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4839/BILLS-113hr4839ih.pdf