US Congress House Bill 631 (Prior Session Legislation)

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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]

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.

WAGES Act

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]

Date	Chamber	Action
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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/631/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr631/BILLS-112hr631ih.pdf