HR 5043
108th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Cost of living adjustments
Minimum wages
Minimum Wage Indexation Act of 2004
Introduced: September 9, 2004
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1