US Congress House Bill 650 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-23 - 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 clause one takes effect; and (3) beginning two years after the change in clause 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]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2013-02-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/650/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr650/BILLS-113hr650ih.pdf