HR 122
116th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Housing finance and home ownership
Labor standards
Wages and earnings
Original Living Wage Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 3, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Original Living Wage Act
This bill increases 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 25.5% 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 shall determine the minimum wage rate by June 1, 2018, and review it every four years. Labor may not adjust the minimum wage to a lower rate.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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