US Congress House Bill 5901 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)
Status: Introduced on June 6 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-09-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Catching Up To 1968 Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase to $10.00 an hour (adjusted annually based on increases in the Consumer Price Index) the federal minimum wage for employees. Increases to $5.50 an hour (adjusted annually as necessary) the federal minimum wage for tipped employees. Directs the Secretary of Labor, 60 days before any increase in the minimum wage, to publish the increase in the Federal Register and on the Department of Labor's website.

Catching Up To 1968 Act of 2012

Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-09-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2012-06-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5901/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5901/BILLS-112hr5901ih.pdf