Minimum Wage Increase bill

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D KennedySponsor

27 cosponsors · 26 D, 1 I

25 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Fair 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 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.00 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 29, 2004

Makes Federal minimum wage requirements applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sets forth a transition period during which a specified minimum wage there shall be gradually increased to equal the Federal minimum wage.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004

Latest action (May 3, 2004): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496.

Policy area: Labor and Employment · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 29, 2004

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No recorded floor vote found.