# 119-hr-2743: Raise the Wage Act of 2025

119-hr-2743, Raise the Wage Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2743
- Congress: 119
- Title: Raise the Wage Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 177
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Would raise the federal minimum wage to $17.00 within five years and then index future increases to the median hourly wage.** It would also phase out separate subminimum rates for tipped workers, new hires under 20, and many workers paid under special certificates for people with disabilities, and require advance notice of any wage increases. - Would raise the national FLSA minimum to $17.00 over five years and then require annual increases tied to the Bureau of Labor Statistics median hourly wage. - Would boost the cash wage for tipped employees from a low baseline up to $17.00 over seven years, fold tipped pay into the general minimum after that, preserve employees' right to keep tips, and require employer notice about tips. - Would set a separate wage for new hires under 20 starting at $6.00 and raise it each year until it equals the general minimum. It would also bar new special certificates for workers with disabilities and phase those workers' wages up to the general minimum by year five.

## Cosponsors (177)

- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-05-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blair, Everton [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher federal minimum wage for workers: benefit, high. If enacted, the federal minimum wage would rise in steps: $9.50 at the effective date, then $11.00 after 1 year, $12.50 after 2 years, $14.00 after 3 years, $15.50 after 4 years, and $17.00 after 5 years. Starting 6 years after the effective date, it would increase each year with growth in the BLS…
- End subminimum pay for workers with disabilities: benefit, medium. If enacted, wages under special certificates would rise to at least $5.00 at the effective date, then $7.50 after 1 year, $10.00 after 2, $12.50 after 3, and $15.50 after 4. After 5 years, pay would equal the general minimum wage. New certificates could not be issued to employers without one before…
- Higher pay for workers under 20: benefit, medium. If enacted, newly hired workers under 20 would get $6.00 per hour for one year starting at the effective date. Each year after, that rate would go up by as much as $1.75 until it matches the general minimum wage. Once it matches, the youth rate would equal the general minimum wage. The separate und…
- Stronger pay rules for tipped workers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the tipped cash wage would start at $6.00 per hour, then rise to $8.00 after 1 year, $10.00 after 2, $12.00 after 3, $13.50 after 4, $15.00 after 5, and $17.00 after 6. After that step, tipped workers would be paid the general minimum wage, and the separate tipped-wage setup would end o…
- When new wage rates would start: mixed, low. If enacted, most parts of the bill would take effect on the first day of the third month after enactment, unless a section sets a different date. The Labor Department would have to publish each wage increase at least 60 days before it starts, in the Federal Register and on its website. A reference…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act
- 119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2743 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2743)

## Related
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-14)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2743 (as of 2026-10-08).