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. Mike Thompson
CA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jared Golden
ME
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. David Scott
GA
13 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ron Kind
WI
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Gwen Moore
WI
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Earl Blumenauer
OR
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Katie Hill
CA
25 Democrat Yes
Rep. Joe Cunningham
SC
1 Democrat No
Rep. Nita M. Lowey
NY
17 Democrat Yes
Rep. Andy Kim
NJ
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mike Doyle
PA
18 Democrat Yes
Rep. Kathleen Rice
NY
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings
MD
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Alan Lowenthal
CA
47 Democrat Yes
Rep. Robert C. Scott
VA
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Joaquín Castro
TX
20 Democrat Yes
Rep. Derek Kilmer 6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Lloyd Doggett
TX
37 Democrat Yes
Sen. Peter Welch
VT
Democrat Yes
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr.
GA
2 Democrat Yes