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 Party Sort descending Vote
Rep. Alan Lowenthal
CA
47 Democrat Yes
Rep. Kathy Castor
FL
14 Democrat Yes
Rep. Dan Kildee
MI
8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mark Pocan
WI
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Veronica Escobar
TX
16 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steven Horsford
NV
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Henry Cuellar
TX
28 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Sarbanes
MD
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Sean Casten
IL
6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ro Khanna
CA
17 Democrat Yes
Rep. Chellie Pingree
ME
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Eliot L. Engel
NY
16 Democrat Yes
Rep. Greg Stanton
AZ
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Kendra Horn
OK
5 Democrat No
Rep. Jason Crow
CO
6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Linda T. Sánchez
CA
38 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ed Case
HI
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III
MA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Dean Phillips
MN
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Donald Beyer
VA
8 Democrat Yes