H.R. 5043 · 108th Congress
Minimum Wage Indexation Act of 2004
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Minimum Wage Act of 2004 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.45 an hour, beginning 365 days after that 60th day; (3) $7.00 an hour, beginning 365 days after the $5.85 rate begins; and (4) $7.00 an hour plus a yearly increase…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 9, 2004
Minimum Wage Act of 2004 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $6.45 an hour, beginning 365 days after that 60th day; (3) $7.00 an hour, beginning 365 days after the $5.85 rate begins; and (4) $7.00 an hour plus a yearly increase determined by the Secretary of Labor to be in proportion to any increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for the period between the beginning of the $7.00 rate and the first day of each subsequent 365-day period.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Minimum Wage Indexation Act of 2004
Latest action (Sep 30, 2004): Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 9, 2004
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.