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HR 122 115th Congress House Labor and Employment Housing finance and home ownership Labor standards Wages and earnings

Original Living Wage Act of 2017

Introduced: January 3, 2017 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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Original Living Wage Act of 2017

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a person working for 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, to earn an annual income 15% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a four-person household, with two children under age 18, and living in the 48 contiguous states.

The Department of Labor (DOL) shall determine the minimum wage rate by June 1, 2017, and review it every four years. DOL may not adjust the minimum wage to a lower rate.

What's happening now January 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 4, 2017
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 24, 2017
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Feb 1, 2017
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 1, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 1, 2017
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 122: Original Living Wage Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-122/
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"H.R. 122: Original Living Wage Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-122/.
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H.R. 122, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-122/.
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