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Pay Workers a Living Wage Act
Sponsored By: Representative Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
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Summary
Pay Workers a Living Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $9.00 an hour on January 1, 2016, or, if later, on the first day of the third month after enactment of this Act; (2) $10.50 an hour after one year; (3) $12.00 an hour after two years; (4) $13.50 an hour after three years; (5) $15.00 an hour after four years; and (6) the amount the Department of Labor determines (based on increases in the median hourly wage of all employees) after five years, and annually thereafter. The federal minimum wage for tipped employees shall increase to $3.15 an hour for one year on January 1, 2016, or the first day of the third month after enactment of this Act, whichever is later. Subsequent annual adjustments of the wage increase, according to a specified formula, shall ensure that it remains equal to the wage in effect under FLSA for other employees. Employers must notify their employees of the right to retain any received tips. The separate minimum wage requirements for tipped employees shall end, effective one day after the hourly wage established for them under this Act takes effect. Any employer may pay any newly hired employee under age 20, during the first 90 consecutive days after initial employment, a wage at a rate (currently $4.25 per hour) that is not less than the standard minimum rate, reduced by $3.00 per hour. The Secretary must publish the amount of any upwardly adjusted required wage in the Federal Register and on the Department of Labor's website 60 days before it takes effect.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
MICHAEL HONDA
CA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
JIM MCDERMOTT
WA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
SAM FARR
CA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2015
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/23/2015
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 9/8/2015
ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 9/8/2015
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2015
Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
CHAKA FATTAH
PA • D
Sponsored 11/16/2015
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/30/2015
MICHAEL CAPUANO
MA • D
Sponsored 12/8/2015
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/14/2016
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/12/2016
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/12/2016
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/12/2016
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/12/2016
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/12/2016
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/26/2016
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/27/2016
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2016
Roll Call Votes
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