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. Haley Stevens
MI
11 Democrat Yes
Rep. Al Lawson
FL
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Anthony Brown
MD
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jimmy Gomez
CA
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ilhan Omar
MN
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Adam B. Schiff
CA
30 Democrat Yes
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
NY
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
MA
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Katie Hill
CA
25 Democrat Yes
Rep. Brenda Lawrence
MI
14 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jared Golden
ME
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Diana DeGette
CO
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
IL
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Pete Aguilar
CA
33 Democrat Yes
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II
MO
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
14 Democrat Yes
Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
OR
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
PA
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mike Doyle
PA
18 Democrat Yes
Rep. Filemon Vela
TX
34 Democrat Yes