HR 5731 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2006

Introduced Jun 29, 2006 Originated House Sponsor Al Green D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 7, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 29, 2006
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the federal minimum wage should be adjusted every four years so that a person earning such wage may earn an annual income of not less than 112% of the federal poverty threshold; and (2) Congress or the states may establish higher minimum wage requirements than that established in this Act.

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise calculation of the federal minimum wage to be not less than $5.15 an hour beginning September 1, 1997, and not less than the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a person to earn an annual income that is 12% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a two person household, with one child under age 18 years of age, beginning January 1, 2007.

Cosponsors 67

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 29, 2006 to Jul 27, 2006; 46 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-ALArtur DavisOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-GADavid ScottOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-AZEd PastorOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalJun 29, 2006
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 29, 2006
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-NCMelvin L. WattOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJun 29, 2006
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalJun 29, 2006
D-ILBobby L. RushJul 13, 2006
D-NJDonald M. PayneJul 13, 2006
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenJul 13, 2006
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJul 13, 2006
D-WIGwen MooreJul 13, 2006
D-INJulia CarsonJul 13, 2006
D-CAMaxine WatersJul 13, 2006
D-FLRobert WexlerJul 13, 2006
D-LAWilliam J. JeffersonJul 13, 2006
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJul 17, 2006
D-CAFortney Pete StarkJul 17, 2006
D-FLKendrick B. MeekJul 17, 2006
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Jul 19, 2006
D-TXGene GreenJul 19, 2006
D-NYJerrold NadlerJul 19, 2006
D-MAMartin T. MeehanJul 19, 2006
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJul 19, 2006
D-MABill DelahuntJul 24, 2006
D-PAChaka FattahJul 24, 2006
D-CALynn C. WoolseyJul 27, 2006
D-PARobert A. BradyJul 27, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jun 29, 2006
Workforce Protections Subcommittee
Referred Sep 7, 2006

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 7, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
  2. Jun 29, 2006Introduced in House
  3. Jun 29, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal poverty guidelines published by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Short Titles as Introduced
Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2006

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 29, 2006Introduced in House

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