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 Sort descending Party Vote
Rep. Hank Johnson
GA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mike Johnson
LA
4 Republican No
Rep. Jim Jordan
OH
4 Republican No
Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III
MA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steve King
IA
4 Republican No
Rep. Ralph Abraham
LA
5 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Tom McClintock
CA
5 Republican No
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
NY
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Andy Biggs
AZ
5 Republican No
Rep. Ralph Norman
SC
5 Republican No
Rep. Mo Brooks
AL
5 Republican No
Rep. Susan Brooks
IN
5 Republican No
Rep. Ilhan Omar
MN
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mike Quigley
IL
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Katherine Clark
MA
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Denver Riggleman
VA
5 Republican No
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II
MO
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers 5 Republican No
Rep. Harold Rogers
KY
5 Republican No
Rep. Jim Cooper
TN
5 Democrat Yes