# 119-hr-3438: Fair Wage Act of 2025

119-hr-3438, Fair Wage Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3438
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fair Wage Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Establishes a cost-of-living based federal minimum wage that is phased in and adjusted by region.** The bill would tie area minimums to a share of the national average hourly wage for private sector non-supervisory workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and scale rates using Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parity. - Workers and households: Would set each area's wage initially at 40% of the national average hourly wage for private sector non-supervisory workers and rise to 50% after two years. Rates are recalculated on a three-year cycle and use metropolitan statistical areas and aggregated nonmetropolitan portions. - Tipped employees: Would require a minimum cash wage for tipped employees equal to 30% of the area wage, tying tip cash floors to the regional schedule. - Young and newly hired workers: Would set the wage for newly hired employees aged 18 or younger at two-thirds of the area's minimum wage and update age references for youth and young adults.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Region-based minimum wage for workers: mixed, high. If enacted, this bill would set a federal minimum wage by metro area and each state's non‑metro area, based on a share of the national average hourly pay and adjusted for local prices. It would start at 40% on the effective date, rise to 45% in one year, and 50% in two years. Starting five years in…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3438 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3438)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-3001: To advance commonsense priorities.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3001)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3438 (as of 2026-04-21).