Minimum Wage Fairness Act

Apr. 30, 2014 | S. 2223
This bill would have increased the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. It would have gradually increased the minimum cash wage for workers who receive tips until it equaled 70% of the federal minimum wage for other workers. The bill failed.

This is Good for working people.

Vote result: Failed

YEAs: 54
NAYs: 42

Legislator State Party Sort ascending Vote
Sen. Pat Roberts
KS
Republican No
Sen. James M. Inhofe
OK
Republican No
Sen. Richard M. Burr
NC
Republican No
Sen. Jim Risch
ID
Republican No
Sen. John Hoeven
ND
Republican No
Sen. Angus King
ME
ID ID Yes
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
ID ID Yes
Sen. Sherrod Brown
OH
Democrat Yes
Sen. Harry Reid
NV
Democrat No
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono
HI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Barbara Boxer
CA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jack Reed
RI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Pryor
AR
Democrat Not Voting
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
ND
Democrat Yes
Sen. Cory Booker
NJ
Democrat Yes
Sen. Martin Heinrich
NM
Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
CT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Bill Nelson
FL
Democrat Yes
Sen. Tom Harkin
IA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat Yes