3.0.0 3728 2022-11-01T13:50:40Z 2022-11-01T13:50:40Z House HR 2019-07-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 116 (Thursday, July 11, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROONEY of Florida:H.R. 3728.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H5728]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-07-11T14:03:45Z 2019-07-11 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000607 Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] Francis Rooney R FL 19 N Labor and Employment State and local finance Wages and earnings Labor and Employment 00 2019-07-11 Introduced in House 2020-07-17T18:17:18Z Fight for a Modern Minimum Wage Act

This bill raises the minimum wage and provides for a regional minimum wage.

Employees who are paid the minimum wage shall be paid at a rate of (1) $8.50 an hour beginning on January 1, 2020; and (2) five years after such date and quinquennially thereafter, the amount determined as the minimum wage rate under a formula prescribed by this bill.

The bill provides for a regional minimum wage rate for a state or locality set by the Department of Labor if (1) such state or locality opts for such rate and notifies Labor, and (2) such rate is not less than the minimum wage rate that is in effect on January 1, 2020.

]]> Fight for a Modern Minimum Wage Act Display Title Fight for a Modern Minimum Wage Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for the adjustment of the minimum wage rate and to provide a regional minimum wage option, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Fight for a Modern Minimum Wage Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3728ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3728ih.xml 2019-07-11 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.