3.0.0 239 2020-02-10T16:52:53Z 2020-02-10T16:52:53Z House H HR 2007-01-04 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-09T20:28:59Z Referred to 2007-01-04T17:22:40Z Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 110 2 HR 2007-02-01 Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 3. Record Vote Number: 42. (text: CR S1500-1511) Related bill CRS Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 110 2 S 2007-01-08 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2. Related bill CRS Minimum Wage Act of 2007 110 347 S 2007-01-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2007-05-09 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2007-01-04 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000789 Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1] HEATHER WILSON R NM 1 N P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2007-01-09 False M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2007-01-09 False S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2007-01-09 False Labor and Employment Day care Employee benefit plans Employee health benefits Families Health Minimum wages Labor and Employment 00 2007-01-04 Introduced in House 2007-01-23T22:12:37Z Working Americans Growing the Economy (WAGE) Act of 2007 - 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) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day.

States that, if an employer provides an employee with health care or child care benefits of at least $2,500 per year, the applicable minimum wage rate paid to such employee shall be: (1) $5.15 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; (2) $5.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $6.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day.

Requires the Secretary of Labor to: (1) define the categories of health care benefits and child care benefits which qualify an employer to pay the latter rates; and (2) establish a method for determining the value of such benefits.

]]> Working Americans Growing the Economy (WAGE) Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Working Americans Growing the Economy (WAGE) Act of 2007 Display Title Working Americans Growing the Economy (WAGE) Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To increase the Federal minimum wage and to provide an alternative minimum wage as an incentive to an employer to provide health care and child care benefits. Introduced in House 2007-01-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr239ih/xml/BILLS-110hr239ih.xml 2007-05-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.