HR 5901 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Catching Up To 1968 Act of 2012

Introduced Jun 6, 2012 Originated House Sponsor Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. D-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 26, 2012 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 6, 2012
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Catching Up To 1968 Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase to $10.00 an hour (adjusted annually based on increases in the Consumer Price Index) the federal minimum wage for employees.

Increases to $5.50 an hour (adjusted annually as necessary) the federal minimum wage for tipped employees.

Directs the Secretary of Labor, 60 days before any increase in the minimum wage, to publish the increase in the Federal Register and on the Department of Labor's website.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 6, 2012 to Jun 18, 2012, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 6, 2012
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalJun 6, 2012
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 26, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
  2. Jun 6, 2012Introduced in House
  3. Jun 6, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Subjects

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

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  1. Jun 6, 2012Introduced in House

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