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. Neal Dunn
FL
2 Republican No
Rep. Peter T. King
NY
2 Republican No
Rep. Steven Watkins
KS
2 Republican No
Rep. George Holding
NC
2 Republican No
Rep. Denver Riggleman
VA
5 Republican No
Rep. Glenn Thompson
PA
15 Republican No
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez
OH
16 Republican No
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
5 Republican No
Rep. Jeffrey Duncan
SC
3 Republican No
Rep. Steve King
IA
4 Republican No
Rep. Rick Allen
GA
12 Republican No
Rep. Michael Cloud
TX
27 Republican No
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
3 Republican No