Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005
Latest action · May 19, 2005 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 109.
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.
- IntroducedMay 18, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day.
Makes federal minimum wage requirements applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sets forth a transition period during which a specified minimum wage there shall be gradually increased to equal the federal minimum wage.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2005 to Sep 7, 2006; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | May 18, 2005 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | May 8, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Sep 7, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2005Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 109.
- May 18, 2005Introduced in Senate
- May 18, 2005Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4209 | Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE | May 9, 2006 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5549 | George Allen R-VA | May 19, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5451 | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA | May 18, 2005 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2429 | Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Sep 27, 2006 |
| S 2725 | Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006 | Related bill | May 4, 2006 |
| HR 3413 | Minimum Wage Competitiveness Act of 2005 | Related bill | Oct 12, 2005 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005
- Popular Titles
- Minimum Wage bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2005Placed on Calendar Senate
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