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S. 155 115th Congress Senate

RAISE Act

Official title: A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees.

Introduced: August 1, 2018 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Employment discrimination and employee rightsLabor-management relationsWages and earnings
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Jan 17, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 17, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 17, 2017

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act

This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow an employer to pay an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than provided for in a collective bargaining agreement.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 987 Identical bill RAISE Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Aug 1, 2018
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 155: RAISE Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-155/
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"S. 155: RAISE Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-155/.
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