# 119-hr-8555: Living Wage For All Act

119-hr-8555, Living Wage For All Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8555
- Congress: 119
- Title: Living Wage For All Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Index the federal minimum wage to two-thirds of the national median hourly wage.** This bill would create a statutory path that raises the federal minimum in stages and ties annual adjustments to the measured national median. It sets separate phase-in schedules for large employers and other employers that reach $25 per hour by 2031 and 2038 respectively. - Workers and households: Raises pay for low-wage workers through a multi-year phase-in and replaces the federal tipped subminimum with a graduated cash-wage schedule so tipped and non-tipped pay move together. - Employers: Labels large employers as those with $1 billion or more in annual revenue or 500 or more employees. Large firms follow a faster ladder to $25 per hour by 2031, while other firms reach $25 by 2038. - Youth, workers with disabilities, and incarcerated workers: Creates separate ramps. New hires under 20 get a temporary lower base that rises by up to $1.75 until the standard wage is reached, workers under 14(c) transition from a $5 per hour starting rate with capped annual increases, and many incarcerated workers gain coverage under the wage rules.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Phase-out of disability subminimum wages: benefit, medium. This bill would change the Section 14(c) rules that let some employers pay subminimum wages to workers with disabilities. It would bar new certificates for employers that did not have one before enactment. Existing certificate wages would move to a transitional schedule starting at $5.00 in year 1…
- Wage protections for incarcerated workers: benefit, low. This bill would treat many people working while incarcerated as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. It would apply when the worker is employed by the agency that runs the facility or a private contractor. The law would say the cost of board, lodging, and facility use cannot be counted as…
- New federal minimum wage path: mixed, high. This bill would set rising federal minimum wages on fixed ladders starting January 1, 2026. Workers at large employers would reach $25.00 by January 1, 2031. Workers at other employers would reach $25.00 by January 1, 2038. Each year's wage would be no higher than two-thirds of the national median…
- Higher pay for tipped workers: mixed, medium. This bill would replace the federal tipped minimum with a staged cash-wage schedule. For large employers the cash wage would be $6.00 in year 1, $9.00 in year 2, $12.00 in year 3, $15.00 in year 4, $18.00 in year 5, and then the general minimum after that. For other employers the cash wage would st…
- Higher pay for young workers: mixed, medium. This bill would set a separate temporary wage for newly hired workers under 20. Newly hired under-20 workers would get $6.00 per hour for the first year. Each year after, that youth wage would rise by the lesser of $1.75 or the amount needed until it equals the general minimum. One day after the yo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8555 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8555)

## Related
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8555 (as of 2026-10-24).