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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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 231
NAYs: 199

Legislator State District Party Sort descending Vote
Rep. A. Donald McEachin
VA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jamie Raskin
MD
8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Abby Finkenauer
IA
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
12 Democrat Yes
Rep. Susan A. Davis
CA
53 Democrat Yes
Rep. Susie Lee
NV
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Gilbert Cisneros
CA
39 Democrat Yes
Rep. Frank Pallone
NJ
6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Kurt Schrader
OR
5 Democrat No
Rep. Mike Quigley
IL
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Barbara Lee
CA
12 Democrat Yes
Rep. David Cicilline
RI
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Brad Schneider
IL
10 Democrat Yes
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
OR
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Betty McCollum
MN
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. David E. Price
NC
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Dwight Evans
PA
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Maxine Waters
CA
43 Democrat Yes
Rep. Sharice Davids
KS
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Al Lawson
FL
5 Democrat Yes