S 1150 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Raise the Wage Act

Introduced Apr 30, 2015 Originated Senate Sponsor Patty Murray D-WA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 30, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 30, 2015
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Raise the Wage Act

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $8.00 an hour on January 1, 2016, or, if later, on the first day of the third month after enactment of this Act; (2) $9.00 an hour after one year; (3) $10.00 an hour after two years; (4) $11.00 an hour after three years; (5) $12.00 an hour after four years; and (6) the amount the Secretary of Labor determines (based on increases in the median hourly wage of all employees) after five years, and annually thereafter.

The federal minimum wage for tipped employees shall increase to $3.15 an hour for one year on January 1, 2016, or the first day of the third month after enactment of this Act, whichever is later. Subsequent annual adjustments of the wage increase, according to a specified formula, shall ensure that it remains equal to the wage in effect under FLSA for other employees.

Employers must notify their employees of the right to retain any received tips.

The separate minimum wage requirements for tipped employees shall end, effective one day after the hourly wage established for them under this Act takes effect.

The Secretary must publish any increase in the minimum wage in the Federal Register and on the Department of Labor's website 60 days before it takes effect.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2015 to Sep 8, 2015, with 32 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAl FrankenOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalApr 30, 2015
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalApr 30, 2015
Show all 33 cosponsors

Actions 2

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  1. Apr 30, 2015Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 30, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2150Raise the Wage ActIdentical billNov 16, 2015

Subjects

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

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  1. Apr 30, 2015Introduced in Senate

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