S 2725
109th Congress
Senate
Labor and Employment
Congress
Congressional salaries
Cost of living adjustments
Minimum wages
Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006
Introduced: May 4, 2006
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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