# 119-hr-3662: Labor Income Fairness and Transparency Act 119-hr-3662, Labor Income Fairness and Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3662 - 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-3662 - Congress: 119 - Title: Labor Income Fairness and Transparency Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-05-29 - Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV) - Cosponsors: 0 - Policy area: Labor and Employment - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-04-21 ## Summary **Would raise the federal minimum wage** and then tie future increases to the national median wage. The bill sets a four-step schedule that reaches $17.00 per hour within two years and then adjusts annually based on median wages. - Low-wage workers would see stepped increases that reach $17.00 per hour within two years and then rise each year with the national median wage. - Tipped workers would get a recalibrated base tipped wage on the same timeline, keep tip retention and pooling protections, and employers must provide daily notice of tips. - Youth, student-learners, full-time students, and workers under special certificates would face higher phased minimums and reduced subminimum exceptions that align with the main schedule. - Low- and moderate-income families would get expanded, permanent Earned Income Tax Credit changes, including a higher credit rate of 15.3% and updated age and income rules starting for tax years after 2025. - Enforcement would strengthen with higher civil penalties for wage violations (from $1,100 to $2,200), grants to state, local, and Tribal governments, and a National Advisory Committee on the hospitality industry. ## Provisions PRIA read - Higher federal minimum wage with indexing: benefit, high. This bill would raise the federal minimum wage on a set schedule. One year after enactment it would be $10.25 per hour. Twelve months later it would be $13.75, and 24 months later it would be $17.00. Starting 36 months after the initial effective date, the wage would adjust each year by the change… - Higher pay for tipped, student, and youth: benefit, high. This bill would raise several subminimum pay rates on the same timeline as the general minimum wage. On the initial effective date, some floors would be $9.77 and the student-learner floor would be $9.29. The employer-paid base for tipped workers would be $7.09. The youth first-90-days rate would b… - Bigger Earned Income Tax Credit: benefit, high. For tax years beginning after December 31, 2025, this bill would expand the Earned Income Tax Credit. The credit rate would increase from 7.65% to 15.3%. Some earned-income and phaseout amounts would rise (for example, $4,220 to $9,820 and $5,280 to $11,610). Minimum age rules would change to gener… - Stronger protections for tipped workers: benefit, medium. This bill would confirm that tipped workers keep the tips they receive. Tip pools would be allowed only among workers who regularly get tips. Employers would have to give each tipped worker a daily notice of that worker's tips. Employers, managers, and supervisors could not keep any part of employe… - Grants to enforce local wage laws: benefit, low. This bill would let the Labor Department give grants to State, local, and Tribal governments to improve wage-law enforcement. Grants could fund investigations, training, and education. Governments would have to apply. The bill authorizes the program but does not set a dollar amount. - New hospitality industry advisory panel: benefit, low. This bill would create a 15-member advisory panel for the hospitality industry. The Secretary of Labor would appoint the members. The panel would meet at least twice a year and advise on wages, safety, training, contracting, and visa issues. - Protect federal wage investigators' jobs: benefit, low. This bill would bar removing Wage and Hour Division investigators in a reduction in force. It would protect those investigator jobs, regardless of other laws. - Higher fines for wage violations: cost, medium. This bill would double civil penalties for certain wage violations from $1,100 to $2,200 per violation. The higher fines would start 120 days after enactment. Employers that break wage rules would face higher costs. - No new subminimum wage certificates: mixed, medium. This bill would stop the Labor Department from issuing new subminimum wage certificates under section 14(c). The ban would start 36 months after the bill's initial effective date. Existing certificates are not described as being revoked. ## Related bills - 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025 - 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act ## Sources - [119-hr-3662 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3662) ## Related - [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900) - [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669) - [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393) - [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) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3662 (as of 2026-04-21).