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 ascending Vote
Rep. Michael McCaul
TX
10 Republican No
Rep. Michael Guest
MS
3 Republican No
Rep. Michael C. Burgess
TX
26 Republican No
Rep. Tom Rice
SC
7 Republican No
Rep. Bruce Westerman
AR
4 Republican No
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
NE
1 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Brian Babin
TX
36 Republican No
Rep. Pete Olson
TX
22 Republican No
Rep. K. Michael Conaway
TX
11 Republican No
Rep. Kevin McCarthy
CA
20 Republican No
Rep. Glenn Grothman
WI
6 Republican No
Rep. Tim Burchett
TN
2 Republican No
Rep. Brad Wenstrup
OH
2 Republican No
Rep. Robert E. Latta
OH
5 Republican No
Rep. Bill Flores
TX
17 Republican No
Rep. Van Taylor
TX
3 Republican No
Rep. James Comer
KY
1 Republican No
Rep. Austin Scott
GA
8 Republican No
Sen. Ted Budd
NC
Republican No
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler
PA
14 Republican No