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. Warren Davidson
OH
8 Republican No
Rep. Glenn Thompson
PA
15 Republican No
Rep. A. Drew Ferguson
GA
3 Republican No
Rep. Mike Kelly
PA
16 Republican No
Rep. Bill Huizenga
MI
4 Republican No
Rep. Garret Graves
LA
6 Republican No
Rep. Trent Kelly
MS
1 Republican No
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
5 Republican No
Rep. Mark Meadows
NC
11 Republican No
Rep. Tom Rice
SC
7 Republican No
Rep. Tom Graves
GA
14 Republican No
Rep. Bruce Westerman
AR
4 Republican No
Rep. John Curtis
UT
3 Republican No
Rep. Ron Estes
KS
4 Republican No
Rep. Liz Cheney
WY
At Large Republican No
Rep. Richard Hudson
NC
9 Republican No
Rep. Rob Bishop
UT
1 Republican No
Rep. Kay Granger
TX
12 Republican No
Rep. Brad Wenstrup
OH
2 Republican No
Rep. Van Taylor
TX
3 Republican No