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 Sort ascending District Party Vote
Rep. Roger Williams
TX
25 Republican No
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
TX
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Kenny Marchant
TX
24 Republican No
Rep. Brian Babin
TX
36 Republican No
Rep. K. Michael Conaway
TX
11 Republican No
Rep. Michael C. Burgess
TX
26 Republican No
Rep. Louie Gohmert
TX
1 Republican No
Rep. Lloyd Doggett
TX
37 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jodey Arrington
TX
19 Republican No
Rep. Chip Roy
TX
21 Republican No
Rep. Randy Weber
TX
14 Republican No
Rep. Sylvia Garcia
TX
29 Democrat Yes
Rep. Colin Allred
TX
32 Democrat Yes
Rep. Michael Cloud
TX
27 Republican No
Rep. Phil Roe
TN
1 Republican No
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann
TN
3 Republican No
Rep. Mark Green
TN
7 Republican No
Rep. Jim Cooper
TN
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. David Kustoff
TN
8 Republican No
Rep. Tim Burchett
TN
2 Republican No