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 Sort ascending District Party Vote
Rep. Eliot L. Engel
NY
16 Democrat Yes
Rep. Max Rose
NY
11 Democrat Yes
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
NY
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Paul Tonko
NY
20 Democrat Yes
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
NY
18 Democrat Yes
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney
NY
12 Democrat Yes
Rep. Brian Higgins
NY
26 Democrat Yes
Rep. Anthony Brindisi
NY
22 Democrat No
Rep. Jerrold Nadler
NY
12 Democrat Yes
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke
NY
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Lee Zeldin
NY
1 Republican No
Rep. José E. Serrano
NY
15 Democrat Yes
Rep. Peter T. King
NY
2 Republican No
Rep. Joe Morelle
NY
25 Democrat Yes
Rep. Antonio Delgado
NY
19 Democrat Yes
Rep. Kathleen Rice
NY
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Nita M. Lowey
NY
17 Democrat Yes
Rep. Tom Reed
NY
23 Republican No
Rep. Thomas Suozzi
NY
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Grace Meng
NY
6 Democrat Yes