3.0.0 122 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z House H HR 2025-01-03 119 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GREEN of Texas:H.R. 122.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)The single subject of this legislation is:To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for thecalculation of the minimum wage based on the Federalsupplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of 4, with2 children under the age of 18, as determined by the Bureauof the Census and other purposes[Page H40]</pre> hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-01-03T16:17:50Z 2025-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2025-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 N Labor and Employment Housing finance and home ownership 2025-02-05T15:52:09Z Labor standards 2025-02-05T15:52:15Z Wages and earnings 2025-02-05T15:52:21Z Labor and Employment 2025-02-04T13:10:25Z

00 2025-01-03 Introduced in House 2025-03-03T12:06:43Z <p><strong>Original Living American Wage Act or the Original LAW Act</strong></p><p>This bill increases the federal minimum wage according to a formula specified in the bill.</p><p>First, the bill increases the minimum hourly wage to $10.59&nbsp;beginning on January 1, 2026, and increases the minimum hourly wage by $4 annually from January 1, 2027,&nbsp;through January 1, 2030.</p><p>Next, beginning on January 1, 2031, the Department of Labor shall increase the minimum hourly wage every seven years&nbsp;according to a specified formula. </p><p>The formula establishes the minimum hourly wage as the wage sufficient for a person working 1,799 hours per year (approximately 35 hours per week) to earn an annual income that is 40%&nbsp;higher than the federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of four, with two children under the age of 18, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the preceding year. However, if this formula results in a reduction, the minimum&nbsp;hourly wage may not be lowered.&nbsp;</p>

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