# 119-hr-122: Original LAW Act

119-hr-122, Original LAW Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-122
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-122
- Congress: 119
- Title: Original LAW Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**A scheduled federal minimum wage that rises to $26.59 by 2030 and then ties future increases to a poverty-based formula.** This bill would create step increases from 2026 through 2030 and then require the Secretary of Labor to set the wage every 7 years based on a formula tied to the Federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of four with two children.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher federal minimum wage for workers: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would raise the federal minimum wage in steps. Covered workers would get $10.59 per hour on January 1, 2026. You would get $14.59 on January 1, 2027; $18.59 on January 1, 2028; $22.59 on January 1, 2029; and $26.59 on January 1, 2030. Starting January 1, 2031, the Labor Secret…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-122 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/122)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6771)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2038)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-122 (as of 2026-04-21).