3.0.0 4508 2023-01-11T13:32:09Z 2023-01-11T13:32:09Z House HR 2016-02-09 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NORCROSS:H.R. 4508.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H650]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-23T21:23:34Z Referred to 2016-02-09T17:01:35Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-02-09T17:01:40Z 2016-03-23 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2016-02-09 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2016-02-09 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-09 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2016-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 N P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2016-02-09 True W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2016-02-09 True P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2016-02-29 False Labor and Employment Employment taxes Government information and archives Inflation and prices Labor standards Wages and earnings Labor and Employment 00 2016-02-09 Introduced in House 2016-02-17T22:34:46Z Fair Wage Act

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to:

  • $8.00 an hour 30 days after this Act's enactment date or January 1, 2017, whichever date is earlier;
  • $9.00 an hour, one year after the date the $8.00 an hour wage takes effect;
  • $10.00 an hour, after two years;
  • $11.00 an hour, after three years;
  • $12.00 an hour, after four years;
  • $13.00 an hour, after five years;
  • $14.00 an hour, after six years;
  • $15.00 an hour, after seven years; and
  • the amount determined by the Department of Labor (based on increases in the Consumer Price Index) eight years after such date and annually thereafter.

The bill directs Labor, 60 days before any increase in the minimum wage, to publish it in the Federal Register and on Labor's website.

The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer who pays at least $1 more per hour than the federal minimum wage, but not more than $15 per hour, a credit against the employment tax equal to 6.2% of wages paid by such employer during the calendar year.

]]> Fair Wage Act Display Title Fair Wage Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage and to provide a credit against the employment taxes of certain employers who pay more than the Federal minimum wage. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fair Wage Act Introduced in House 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4508ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4508ih.xml 2016-03-23 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.