Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012
Latest action · Jul 26, 2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5492)
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.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $8.10 an hour on the first day of the third month after the enactment of this Act; (2) $8.95 an hour after one year; (3) $9.80 an hour after two years; and (4) the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor (based on increases in the Consumer Price Index) after three years, and annually thereafter.
Increases the federal minimum wage for tipped employees to $3.00 an hour for one year on the first day of the third month after the enactment of this Act. Provides a formula for subsequent annual adjustments of the wage increase to ensure that it remains equal to 70% of the wage in effect under FLSA for other employees.
Directs the Secretary of Labor, 60 days before any increase in the minimum wage, to publish it in the Federal Register and on the Department of Labor's website.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2012 to Jul 30, 2012; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jul 26, 2012 |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Jul 30, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 26, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Jul 26, 2012Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5491-5492)
- Jul 26, 2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5492)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S5491Text printed S5492 | Tom Harkin D-IA (text) | Jul 26, 2012 |
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.
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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44667 | The Federal Minimum Wage: Indexation Archived | Report | Oct 26, 2016 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2252 | Rebuild America Act | Related bill | Mar 29, 2012 |
| HR 5727 | Rebuild America Act | Related bill | Jun 4, 2012 |
| HR 6211 | Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012 | Identical bill | Sep 26, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fair Minimum Wage 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.
- Jul 26, 2012Introduced in Senate
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.
