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Original Living Wage Act

USA117th CongressHR-122| House 
| Updated: 1/4/2021
Al Green

Al Green

Democratic Representative

Texas

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Original Living Wage Act This bill increases the federal minimum wage to the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a person working for 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, to earn an annual income 25.5% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a four-person household, with two children under age 18, and living in the 48 contiguous states. (Under current poverty thresholds, the national minimum wage would be set at approximately $15.64 per hour.) The Department of Labor must determine the minimum wage rate by June 1, 2021, and review it every four years. Labor may not adjust the minimum wage to a lower rate.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-122
Original Living Wage Act
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-122
    Original Living Wage Act


  • January 4, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 4, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

Housing finance and home ownershipLabor standardsWages and earnings

Original Living Wage Act

USA117th CongressHR-122| House 
| Updated: 1/4/2021
Original Living Wage Act This bill increases the federal minimum wage to the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a person working for 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, to earn an annual income 25.5% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a four-person household, with two children under age 18, and living in the 48 contiguous states. (Under current poverty thresholds, the national minimum wage would be set at approximately $15.64 per hour.) The Department of Labor must determine the minimum wage rate by June 1, 2021, and review it every four years. Labor may not adjust the minimum wage to a lower rate.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-122
Original Living Wage Act
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-122
    Original Living Wage Act


  • January 4, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 4, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Al Green

Al Green

Democratic Representative

Texas

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Housing finance and home ownershipLabor standardsWages and earnings