US HB631 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act or WAGES Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees of at least: (1) $3.75 an hour beginning 90 days after the enactment of this Act; (2) $5.00 an hour beginning one year after the change in paragraph one takes effect; and (3) beginning two years after the change in paragraph two takes effect, and adjusted as necessary thereafter, 70% of the wage in effect under FLSA but in no case less than $5.50 an hour.
Title
WAGES Act
Sponsors
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] |
Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] | Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] |
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] | Rep. Gene Green [D-TX] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI] |
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY] |
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. James Moran [D-VA] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] |
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] |
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ] | Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA] |
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY] | Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-03-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. |
2011-02-10 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/631/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr631/BILLS-112hr631ih.pdf |