Raise the Wage Act

Jul. 18, 2019 | H.R. 582

This legislation would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by the year 2024. In addition to indexing future increases to the growth in the median wage, the bill would gradually eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped workers, which has been stuck at $2.13 since 1991. The bill passed the House on July 18, 2019.

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This is Good for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 231
NAYs: 199

Legislator State District Sort descending Party Vote
Sen. Ben Ray Luján
NM
Democrat Yes
Sen. Roger Marshall
KS
Republican No
Sen. Markwayne Mullin
OK
Republican No
Sen. Ted Budd
NC
Republican No
Sen. Peter Welch
VT
Democrat Yes
Rep. Kelly Armstrong
ND
At Large Republican No
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE
At Large Democrat Yes
Rep. Liz Cheney
WY
At Large Republican No
Rep. Greg Gianforte
MT
At Large Republican No
Rep. Don Young
AK
At Large Republican No
Rep. Dusty Johnson
SD
At Large Republican No
Rep. John B. Larson
CT
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. David McKinley
WV
1 Republican No
Rep. Carol Miller
WV
1 Republican No
Rep. Jack Bergman
MI
1 Republican No
Rep. Rob Bishop
UT
1 Republican No
Rep. Richard E. Neal
MA
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
OR
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Donald W. Norcross
NJ
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Tom O'Halleran
AZ
1 Democrat Yes