# 114-hr-3164: Pay Workers a Living Wage Act

114-hr-3164, Pay Workers a Living Wage Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3164
- Congress: 114
- Title: Pay Workers a Living Wage Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- Introduced: 2015-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 56
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (56)

- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2015-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2015-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2015-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2015-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2016-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2016-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3164 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3164)

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