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. Glenn Grothman
WI
6 Republican No
Rep. Fred Upton
MI
6 Republican No
Rep. Jackie Walorski
IN
2 Republican No
Rep. Greg Pence
IN
6 Republican No
Rep. Mark Walker
NC
6 Republican No
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann
TN
3 Republican No
Rep. Christopher H. Smith
NJ
4 Republican Yes
Rep. Chip Roy
TX
21 Republican No
Rep. Morgan Griffith
VA
9 Republican No
Rep. Michael R. Turner
OH
10 Republican No
Rep. Andy Barr
KY
6 Republican No
Rep. Greg Walden
OR
2 Republican No
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
PA
1 Republican Yes
Rep. Adrian Smith
NE
3 Republican No
Sen. Markwayne Mullin
OK
Republican No
Rep. Will Hurd
TX
23 Republican No
Rep. Ken Calvert
CA
41 Republican No
Rep. David Rouzer
NC
7 Republican No
Rep. Jim Banks
IN
3 Republican No
Rep. Tim Walberg
MI
5 Republican No