WAGES Act
Latest action · May 21, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 21, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act or WAGES Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees of at least: (1) $3.75 an hour beginning 90 days after the enactment of this Act; (2) $5.00 an hour beginning July 1, 2011; and (3) beginning on July 1, 2012, and adjusted as necessary thereafter, 70% of the wage in effect under FLSA but in no case less than $5.50 an hour.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2009 to Jul 22, 2010; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | May 21, 2009 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jun 11, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 11, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jun 12, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 17, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 20, 2010 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 22, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred May 21, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2009Introduced in House
- May 21, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-285 | MISCELLANEOUS LANDS BILLS142 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Oct 8, 2009 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a base minimum wage for tipped employees.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- WAGES Act
- Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
