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. Gary Palmer
AL
6 Republican No
Rep. Tom Cole
OK
4 Republican No
Rep. Tim Walberg
MI
5 Republican No
Rep. Vern Buchanan
FL
16 Republican No
Rep. Martha Roby
AL
2 Republican No
Rep. Duncan D. Hunter
CA
50 Republican No
Rep. William M. Thornberry
TX
13 Republican No
Rep. Mark Green
TN
7 Republican No
Rep. A. Drew Ferguson
GA
3 Republican No
Rep. Denver Riggleman
VA
5 Republican No
Rep. Bill Huizenga
MI
4 Republican No
Rep. Glenn Thompson
PA
15 Republican No
Rep. Steven Palazzo
MS
4 Republican No
Rep. Sam Graves
MO
6 Republican No
Rep. Ann Wagner
MO
2 Republican No
Rep. Tom McClintock
CA
5 Republican No
Rep. Rick Allen
GA
12 Republican No
Rep. Michael Cloud
TX
27 Republican No
Rep. Garret Graves
LA
6 Republican No
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
5 Republican No