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HR 5731 109th Congress House Labor and Employment Minimum wages Poverty Social Welfare

Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2006

Introduced: June 29, 2006 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 7, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jun 29, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 29, 2006
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Living American Wage (LAW) Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the federal minimum wage should be adjusted every four years so that a person earning such wage may earn an annual income of not less than 112% of the federal poverty threshold; and (2) Congress or the states may establish higher minimum wage requirements than that established in this Act.

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise calculation of the federal minimum wage to be not less than $5.15 an hour beginning September 1, 1997, and not less than the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a person to earn an annual income that is 12% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a two person household, with one child under age 18 years of age, beginning January 1, 2007.

What's happening now September 7, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12