I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7471 
To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2026 
Mr. NORCROSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Give America a Raise 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion, not less than— 
‘‘(A) $10.00 an hour, beginning on the ef-
fective date under section 7 of the Give America 
a Raise Act; 
‘‘(B) $13.00 an hour, beginning 1 year 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(C) $16.50 an hour, beginning 2 years 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(D) $20.00 an hour, beginning 3 years 
after such effective date; and 
‘‘(E) beginning on the date that is 4 years 
after such effective date, and annually there-
after, the amount determined by the Secretary 
under subsection (h) for the year;’’. 
(b) DETERMINATION BASED ON INCREASE IN INFLA-
TION AND GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT.—Section 6 of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) Not later than each date that is 90 days be-
fore a new minimum wage determined under subsection 
(a)(1)(E) is to take effect for a year, the Secretary shall 
determine the amount of the minimum wage under this 
subsection for the year. The amount of the minimum wage 
determined under this subsection for a year shall be the 
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subclause (VII), the minimum wage in ef-
fect under section 6(a)(1); and’’. 
(b) TIPS
RETAINED
BY
EMPLOYEES.—Section 
3(m)(2)(A) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 203(m)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence of the matter fol-
lowing clause (ii), by striking ‘‘of this subsection, 
and all tips received by such employee have been re-
tained by the employee’’ and inserting ‘‘of this sub-
section. Any employee shall have the right to retain 
any tips received by such employee’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘An em-
ployer shall inform each employee of the right and 
exception provided under the preceding sentence.’’. 
(c) SCHEDULED REPEAL OF SEPARATE MINIMUM 
WAGE FOR TIPPED EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) TIPPED EMPLOYEES.—Section 3(m)(2)(A) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
203(m)(2)(A)), as amended by subsections (a) and 
(b), is further amended by striking the sentence be-
ginning with ‘‘In determining the wage an employer 
is required to pay a tipped employee,’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘of this subsection.’’ and inserting 
‘‘The wage required to be paid to a tipped employee 
shall be the wage set forth in section 6(a)(1).’’. 
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(2) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—Subsection (i) 
of section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), as added by section 5 and 
amended by section 6(b)(1), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘or in accordance with subclauses (II) 
through (VIII) of section 3(m)(2)(A)(i),’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect on the 
date that is 1 day after the date on which the hourly 
wage under subclause (VIII) of section 3(m)(2)(A)(i) 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
203(m)(2)(A)(i)), as amended by subsection (a), 
takes effect. 
(d) PENALTIES.—Section 16 of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 216) is amended by 
striking ‘‘unlawfully kept’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘unlawfully kept or used’’. 
SEC. 4. NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LESS THAN 20 
YEARS OLD. 
(a) BASE MINIMUM WAGE FOR NEWLY HIRED EM-
PLOYEES WHO ARE LESS THAN 20 YEARS OLD.—Section 
6(g)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 206(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a wage which 
is not less than $4.25 an hour.’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘a wage at a rate that is not less than— 
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‘‘(A) for the 1-year period beginning on the ef-
fective date under section 7 of the Give America a 
Raise Act, $6.00 an hour; 
‘‘(B) for each succeeding 1-year period until the 
hourly wage under this paragraph equals the wage 
in effect under section 6(a)(1) for such period, an 
hourly wage equal to the amount determined under 
this paragraph for the preceding year, increased by 
the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) $2.00; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount necessary for the wage in 
effect under this paragraph to equal the wage 
in effect under section 6(a)(1) for such period; 
and 
‘‘(C) for each succeeding 1-year period after the 
increase made pursuant to subparagraph (B)(ii), the 
minimum wage in effect under section 6(a)(1).’’. 
(b) SCHEDULED REPEAL OF SEPARATE MINIMUM 
WAGE FOR NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEES WHO ARE LESS 
THAN 20 YEARS OLD.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 6(g) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(g)), as 
amended by subsection (a), shall be repealed. 
(2) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—Subsection (i) 
of section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
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1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), as added by section 5 and 
amended by sections 6(b)(1) and 3(c)(2), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘or subparagraph (B) or (C) of 
subsection (g)(1)’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal and amend-
ment made by paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, 
shall take effect on the date that is 1 day after the 
date on which the hourly wage under subparagraph 
(C) of section 6(g)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(g)(1)), as amended by 
subsection (a), takes effect. 
SEC. 5. PUBLICATION OF NOTICE. 
Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 206), as amended by section 2(b), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) Not later than 60 days prior to the effective date 
of any increase in the required wage determined under 
subsection (a)(1) or subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection 
(g)(1), or in accordance with subclauses (II) through 
(VIII) of section 3(m)(2)(A)(i) or section 14(c)(1)(A)(i), 
the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and 
on the website of the Department of Labor a notice an-
nouncing each increase in such required wage.’’. 
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SEC. 6. PROMOTING ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR IN-
DIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. 
(a) WAGES.— 
(1) TRANSITION TO FAIR WAGES FOR INDIVID-
UALS
WITH
DISABILITIES.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 14(c)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)(1)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) at a rate that equals or exceeds, for each 
year, the greater of— 
‘‘(i)(I) $5.00 an hour, beginning on the ef-
fective date under section 7 of the Give America 
a Raise Act; 
‘‘(II) $8.00 an hour, beginning 1 year 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(III) $11.00 an hour, beginning 2 years 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(IV) $14.00 an hour, beginning 3 years 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(V) $17.00 an hour, beginning 4 years 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(VI) $20.00 an hour, beginning 5 years 
after such effective date; and 
‘‘(VII) the wage rate in effect under sec-
tion 6(a)(1), beginning 6 years after such effec-
tive date; or 
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‘‘(ii) if applicable, the wage rate in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of the 
Give America a Raise Act for the employment, 
under a special certificate issued under this 
paragraph, of the individual for whom the wage 
rate is being determined under this subpara-
graph,’’. 
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
NEW
SPECIAL
CERTIFI-
CATES; TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 14(c) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
214(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(6) PROHIBITION
ON
NEW
SPECIAL
CERTIFI-
CATES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall not issue a special certificate under this subsection 
to an employer that was not issued a special certificate 
under this subsection before the date of enactment of the 
Give America a Raise Act. 
‘‘(7) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.—Upon request, the 
Secretary shall provide— 
‘‘(A) technical assistance and information to 
employers issued a special certificate under this sub-
section for the purposes of— 
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‘‘(i) assisting such employers to comply 
with this subsection, as amended by the Give 
America a Raise Act; and 
‘‘(ii) ensuring continuing employment op-
portunities for individuals with disabilities re-
ceiving a special minimum wage rate under this 
subsection; and 
‘‘(B) information to individuals employed at a 
special minimum wage rate under this subsection, 
which may include referrals to Federal or State enti-
ties with expertise in competitive integrated employ-
ment.’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 
made by this paragraph shall take effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) SUNSET.—Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor 
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)), as 
amended by paragraph (2), is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) SUNSET.—Beginning on the day after the date 
on which the wage rate described in paragraph 
(1)(A)(i)(VII) takes effect, the authority to issue special 
certificates under paragraph (1) shall expire, and no spe-
cial certificates issued under paragraph (1) shall have any 
legal effect.’’. 
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(b) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.— 
(1) AMENDMENT.—Subsection (i) of section 6 
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
206), as added by section 5, is amended by striking 
‘‘or section 14(c)(1)(A)(i)’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the day after 
the date on which the wage rate described in para-
graph (1)(A)(i)(VII) of section 14(c) of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)), as 
amended by subsection (a)(1), takes effect. 
SEC. 7. GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
first day of the third month that begins after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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