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

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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; 17 are original cosponsors, there from 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
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 6, 2012
D-TXGene GreenJun 8, 2012
D-MNKeith EllisonJun 8, 2012
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJun 8, 2012
D-PAChaka FattahJun 18, 2012
D-NYCharles B. RangelJun 18, 2012
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jun 18, 2012

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 6, 2012
Workforce Protections Subcommittee
Referred Sep 26, 2012

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.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3577.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R44667The Federal Minimum Wage: Indexation ArchivedReportOct 26, 2016

Titles 2

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 provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to index future increases to such wage to increases in the consumer price index.
Short Titles as Introduced
Catching Up To 1968 Act of 2012

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 6, 2012Introduced in House

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