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H.R. 122 119th Congress House

Original LAW Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter famil… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of 4, with 2 children under the age of 18, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Al Green Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Housing finance and home ownershipLabor standardsWages and earnings
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Jan 3, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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Original Living American Wage Act or the Original LAW Act

This bill increases the federal minimum wage according to a formula specified in the bill.

First, the bill increases the minimum hourly wage to $10.59 beginning on January 1, 2026, and increases the minimum hourly wage by $4 annually from January 1, 2027, through January 1, 2030.

Next, beginning on January 1, 2031, the Department of Labor shall increase the minimum hourly wage every seven years according to a specified formula.

The formula establishes the minimum hourly wage as the wage sufficient for a person working 1,799 hours per year (approximately 35 hours per week) to earn an annual income that is 40% higher than the federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of four, with two children under the age of 18, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the preceding year. However, if this formula results in a reduction, the minimum hourly wage may not be lowered. 

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 122: Original LAW Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-122/
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"H.R. 122: Original LAW Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-122/.
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H.R. 122, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-122/.
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