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. Gregory W. Meeks
NY
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jahana Hayes
CT
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ted Lieu
CA
36 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
IL
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr.
NJ
10 Democrat Yes
Rep. Diana DeGette
CO
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Robin Kelly
IL
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Marcy Kaptur
OH
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Pete Aguilar
CA
33 Democrat Yes
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez
NY
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ayanna Pressley
MA
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Val Demings
FL
10 Democrat Yes
Rep. Alcee L. Hastings
FL
20 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Lewis
GA
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
PA
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr.
NJ
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
OR
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Filemon Vela
TX
34 Democrat Yes
Rep. Antonio Delgado
NY
19 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jerry McNerney
CA
9 Democrat Yes