HR 363
104th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Cost of living adjustments
Minimum wages
Liveable Wage Act of 1995
Introduced: January 4, 1995
Introduced by:
Sanders, Bernard
Independent
· Vermont
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 27, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jan 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Jan 4, 1995
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Liveable Wage Act of 1995 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) increase the minimum wage to $5.50 an hour beginning in 1996; 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 1997 and thereafter.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
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