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.

Legislative Alert

This is Good for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 231
NAYs: 199

Legislator State District Sort ascending Party Vote
Rep. Norma Torres
CA
35 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jimmy Gomez
CA
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
TX
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Filemon Vela
TX
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Marc Veasey
TX
33 Democrat Yes
Rep. Pete Aguilar
CA
33 Democrat Yes
Rep. Brad Sherman
CA
32 Democrat Yes
Rep. Colin Allred
TX
32 Democrat Yes
Rep. Grace F. Napolitano
CA
31 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Carter
TX
31 Republican No
Rep. Adam B. Schiff
CA
30 Democrat Yes
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
TX
30 Democrat Yes
Rep. Sylvia Garcia
TX
29 Democrat Yes
Rep. Tony Cárdenas
CA
29 Democrat Yes
Rep. Henry Cuellar
TX
28 Democrat Yes
Rep. Judy Chu
CA
28 Democrat Yes
Rep. Chris Collins
NY
27 Republican No
Rep. Donna Shalala
FL
27 Democrat Yes
Rep. Michael Cloud
TX
27 Republican No
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
26 Republican No