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HR 2080 116th Congress House

Paying Hourly Americans Stronger Earnings (PHASE) in $15 Wage Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for a Federal, cost-of-living based minimum wage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 4, 2019 Introduced by: Sewell, Terri A. Democratic · Alabama See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment State and local financeWages and earnings
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 4, 2019
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 Latest action April 4, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Paying Hourly Americans Stronger Earnings (PHASE) in $15 Wage Act

This bill phases in increases in the federal minimum wage based on the metropolitan statistical area or the nonmetropolitan portion in which an employer resides, adjusted to account for the cost-of-living in such area.

The bill repeals separate minimum wages for tipped employees and for newly hired employees who are younger than age 20.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4443 Related bill Fair Wage Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7
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Bera, Ami
California · Apr 4, 2019
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 4, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Apr 4, 2019
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Apr 4, 2019
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Apr 4, 2019
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 4, 2019
Phillips, Dean
· Apr 4, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Apr 4, 2019
Schrader, Kurt
· Apr 4, 2019
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Apr 4, 2019
Spanberger, Abigail
· Apr 4, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2080: Paying Hourly Americans Stronger Earnings (PHASE) in $15 Wage Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2080/
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"H.R. 2080: Paying Hourly Americans Stronger Earnings (PHASE) in $15 Wage Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2080/.
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