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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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 231
NAYs: 199

Legislator State District Party Sort descending Vote
Rep. Anthony Brindisi
NY
22 Democrat No
Rep. Pramila Jayapal 7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Tom O'Halleran
AZ
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
CA
40 Democrat Yes
Rep. Madeleine Dean
PA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Alma Adams
NC
12 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ben McAdams
UT
4 Democrat No
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
CA
11 Democrat Yes
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke
NY
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Rick Larsen 2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
TX
18 Democrat Yes
Rep. David Trone
MD
6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Al Green
TX
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Doris Matsui
CA
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Katherine Clark
MA
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jim Langevin
RI
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Brendan Boyle
PA
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Danny K. Davis
IL
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Gilbert Cisneros
CA
39 Democrat Yes
Rep. Abby Finkenauer
IA
1 Democrat Yes