Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013
Latest action · Mar 5, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1132)
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.
- IntroducedMar 5, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $8.20 an hour on the first day of the third month after the enactment of this Act; (2) $9.15 an hour after one year; (3) $10.10 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 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2013 to Jan 15, 2014; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 5, 2013 |
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 Mar 5, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Mar 5, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1131-1132)
- Mar 5, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1132)
In the Congressional Record 7
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 S2069–S2071 | Debbie Stabenow D-MI | Apr 2, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1219 | Sherrod Brown D-OH | Feb 27, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8886–S8889 | Tom Harkin D-IA | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8540–S8547 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Sherrod Brown D-OH | Dec 9, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5899 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Tom Harkin D-IA | Jul 24, 2013 |
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 3
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. 113-751 | FROM POVERTY TO OPPORTUNITY: HOW A FAIR MINIMUM WAGE WILL HELP WORKING FAMILIES SUCCEED114 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Mar 12, 2014 |
| S. Hrg. 113-177 | OMNIBUS TERRITORIES AND PALAU AGREEMENT79 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 11, 2013 |
| S. Hrg. 113-636 | KEEPING UP WITH A CHANGING ECONOMY: INDEXING THE MINIMUM WAGE73 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Mar 14, 2013 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
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 |
| R43445 | The Tip Credit Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): In Brief Archived | Report | Mar 19, 2015 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1010 | Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 | Identical bill | Feb 26, 2014 |
| S 1737 | Minimum Wage Fairness Act | Related bill | Apr 2, 2014 |
| S 2223 | Minimum Wage Fairness Act | Related bill | Apr 30, 2014 |
| HR 3746 | Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 | Related bill | Dec 12, 2013 |
| HR 3939 | Invest in United States Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jun 13, 2014 |
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 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2013Introduced 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.
