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HR 692 103th Congress House

Liveable Wage Act of 1993

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage and to provide for an increase in such wage based on the cost of living.

Introduced: May 3, 1993 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Cost of living adjustmentsIndexing (Economic policy)Minimum wages
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It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2133)
Feb 11, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and Safety.
Jan 27, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 27, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 1993

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2133)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Liveable Wage Act of 1993 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) increase the minimum wage to $5.50 an hour in 1994; and (2) provide that the minimum wage rate will be increased by indexing to the cost of living, in the same manner as benefits are indexed under specified provisions of the Social Security Act, for 1995 and thereafter.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 3, 1993
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 3, 1993
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 1993
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 29, 1993
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 10, 1993
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 4, 1993
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 4, 1993
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 17, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 692: Liveable Wage Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-692/
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"H.R. 692: Liveable Wage Act of 1993." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-692/.
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