Original Living Wage Act
Summary
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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in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2021
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President
Introduced Jan 4, 2021
Last action Jan 4, 2021
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Jan 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Jan 4, 2021
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Al Green
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