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. G. K. Butterfield
NC
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Xochitl Torres Small
NM
2 Democrat No
Rep. Betty McCollum
MN
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Elissa Slotkin
MI
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jim Himes
CT
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
VA
11 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jennifer Wexton
VA
10 Democrat Yes
Rep. Al Lawson
FL
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Max Rose
NY
11 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ilhan Omar
MN
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jimmy Gomez
CA
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Cheri Bustos
IL
17 Democrat Yes
Rep. Norma Torres
CA
35 Democrat Yes
Rep. Albio Sires
NJ
8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Justin Amash
MI
3 Independent Independent No
Rep. K. Michael Conaway
TX
11 Republican No
Rep. Bruce Westerman
AR
4 Republican No
Rep. Francis Rooney
FL
19 Republican Yes
Rep. Pete Olson
TX
22 Republican No
Rep. Michael C. Burgess
TX
26 Republican No