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HR 5043 108th Congress House

Minimum Wage Indexation Act of 2004

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 9, 2004 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Cost of living adjustmentsMinimum wages
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 30, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Sep 9, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 9, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 30, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Minimum Wage Act of 2004 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.45 an hour, beginning 365 days after that 60th day; (3) $7.00 an hour, beginning 365 days after the $5.85 rate begins; and (4) $7.00 an hour plus a yearly increase determined by the Secretary of Labor to be in proportion to any increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for the period between the beginning of the $7.00 rate and the first day of each subsequent 365-day period.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 9, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5043: Minimum Wage Indexation Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5043/
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