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S 2725 109th Congress Senate

Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal Minimum wage and to ensure that increases in the Federal minimum… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal Minimum wage and to ensure that increases in the Federal minimum wage keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

Introduced: June 22, 2006 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment CongressCongressional salariesCost of living adjustmentsMinimum wages
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To President
Became law
May 4, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 4, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4056)
May 4, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 4, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006 - 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; and (2) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day, such amounts to be automatically adjusted by a percentage equal to the annual increase in pay for Members of Congress.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2429 Related bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005
  • HR 3413 Related bill Minimum Wage Competitiveness Act of 2005
  • S 1062 Related bill Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jun 22, 2006
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 16, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2725: Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2725/
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"S. 2725: Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2725/.
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