HR 5901
112th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
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Inflation and prices
Wages and earnings
Catching Up To 1968 Act of 2012
Introduced: June 6, 2012
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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 26, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jun 6, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 6, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Catching Up To 1968 Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase to $10.00 an hour (adjusted annually based on increases in the Consumer Price Index) the federal minimum wage for employees.
Increases to $5.50 an hour (adjusted annually as necessary) the federal minimum wage for tipped employees.
Directs the Secretary of Labor, 60 days before any increase in the minimum wage, to publish the increase in the Federal Register and on the Department of Labor's website.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Committees of jurisdiction
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