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Fight for a Modern Minimum Wage Act

USA116th CongressHR-3728| House 
| Updated: 7/11/2019
Francis Rooney

Francis Rooney

Republican Representative

Florida

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fight for a Modern Minimum Wage Act This bill raises the minimum wage and provides for a regional minimum wage. Employees who are paid the minimum wage shall be paid at a rate of (1) $8.50 an hour beginning on January 1, 2020; and (2) five years after such date and quinquennially thereafter, the amount determined as the minimum wage rate under a formula prescribed by this bill. The bill provides for a regional minimum wage rate for a state or locality set by the Department of Labor if (1) such state or locality opts for such rate and notifies Labor, and (2) such rate is not less than the minimum wage rate that is in effect on January 1, 2020.
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Timeline
Jul 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Jul 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • July 11, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • July 11, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

State and local financeWages and earnings

Fight for a Modern Minimum Wage Act

USA116th CongressHR-3728| House 
| Updated: 7/11/2019
Fight for a Modern Minimum Wage Act This bill raises the minimum wage and provides for a regional minimum wage. Employees who are paid the minimum wage shall be paid at a rate of (1) $8.50 an hour beginning on January 1, 2020; and (2) five years after such date and quinquennially thereafter, the amount determined as the minimum wage rate under a formula prescribed by this bill. The bill provides for a regional minimum wage rate for a state or locality set by the Department of Labor if (1) such state or locality opts for such rate and notifies Labor, and (2) such rate is not less than the minimum wage rate that is in effect on January 1, 2020.
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Timeline
Jul 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Jul 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • July 11, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • July 11, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Francis Rooney

Francis Rooney

Republican Representative

Florida

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
State and local financeWages and earnings