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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 January 27, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 28, 1995
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 31, 1995
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 31, 1995
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 31, 1995
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 31, 1995
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