I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 582 
To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2019 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. MURPHY, Mr. NOR-
CROSS, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HOYER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali-
fornia, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. 
WILSON of Florida, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. JAYAPAL, 
Mr. MORELLE, Ms. WILD, Ms. SCHRIER, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. 
LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. OMAR, Mr. TRONE, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mrs. 
DEMINGS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. BEYER, Mr. EVANS, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
SERRANO, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. SPEIER, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HIGGINS of New 
York, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. BROWNLEY 
of California, Mr. WELCH, Mr. SIRES, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. SWALWELL 
of California, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
COHEN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. AGUILAR, 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. MALINOWSKI, 
Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, 
Mr. ENGEL, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. MOORE, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. BARRAGA´N, 
Mr. RUSH, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. RYAN, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 
MEEKS, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. PETERS, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. GREEN of 
Texas, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 
MALONEY of New York, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. SOTO, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 
Mr. CLAY, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. CRIST, Ms. DEAN, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PALLONE, 
Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. TONKO, Mr. MCNER-
NEY, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. RICH-
MOND, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
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Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. SCAN-
LON, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. 
GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. CORREA, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. JUDY CHU of Cali-
fornia, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. HILL of 
California, Ms. PORTER, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. 
FRANKEL, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. HECK, Mr. 
BROWN of Maryland, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. LEVIN of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LAMB, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. CAR-
SON of Indiana, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. WATERS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. KEATING, 
Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. NADLER, Mr. KIM, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. 
ROUDA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. BASS, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. 
KENNEDY, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CROW, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. LEWIS, 
Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. JOHNSON
of Georgia, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. CLEAVER, and Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and Labor 
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 ‘‘Raise the Wage 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: 
‘‘(1) except as otherwise provided in this sec-
tion, not less than— 
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‘‘(A) $8.55 an hour, beginning on the ef-
fective date under section 7 of the Raise the 
Wage Act; 
‘‘(B) $9.85 an hour, beginning 1 year after 
such effective date; 
‘‘(C) $11.15 an hour, beginning 2 years 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(D) $12.45 an hour, beginning 3 years 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(E) $13.75 an hour, beginning 4 years 
after such effective date; 
‘‘(F) $15.00 an hour, beginning 5 years 
after such effective date; and 
‘‘(G) beginning on the date that is 6 years 
after such effective date, and annually there-
after, the amount determined by the Secretary 
under subsection (h);’’. 
(b) DETERMINATION BASED ON INCREASE IN THE 
MEDIAN HOURLY WAGE OF ALL EMPLOYEES.—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)(G) is to take effect, the Secretary shall determine 
the minimum wage to be in effect under this subsection 
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for each period described in subsection (a)(1)(G). The 
wage determined under this subsection for a year shall 
be— 
‘‘(A) not less than the amount in effect under 
subsection (a)(1) on the date of such determination; 
‘‘(B) increased from such amount by the annual 
percentage increase, if any, in the median hourly 
wage of all employees as determined by the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics; and 
‘‘(C) rounded up to the nearest multiple of 
$0.05. 
‘‘(2) In calculating the annual percentage increase in 
the median hourly wage of all employees for purposes of 
paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary, through the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics, shall compile data on the hourly wages 
of all employees to determine such a median hourly wage 
and compare such median hourly wage for the most recent 
year for which data are available with the median hourly 
wage determined for the preceding year.’’. 
SEC. 3. TIPPED EMPLOYEES. 
(a) BASE MINIMUM WAGE FOR TIPPED EMPLOYEES 
AND
TIPS
RETAINED
BY
EMPLOYEES.—Section 
3(m)(2)(A)(i) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 203(m)(2)(A)(i)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(i) the cash wage paid such em-
ployee, which for purposes of such deter-
mination shall be not less than— 
‘‘(I) for the 1-year period begin-
ning on the effective date under sec-
tion 7 of the Raise the Wage Act, 
$3.60 an hour; 
‘‘(II) for each succeeding 1-year 
period until the hourly wage under 
this clause equals the wage in effect 
under section 6(a)(1) for such period, 
an hourly wage equal to the amount 
determined under this clause for the 
preceding year, increased by the lesser 
of— 
‘‘(aa) $1.50; or 
‘‘(bb) the amount necessary 
for the wage in effect under this 
clause to equal the wage in effect 
under section 6(a)(1) for such 
period, rounded up to the nearest 
multiple of $0.05; and 
‘‘(III) for each succeeding 1-year 
period after the increase made pursu-
ant to subclause (II), the minimum 
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wage in effect 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 amended by section 5, is 
further amended by striking ‘‘or in accordance with 
subclause (II) or (III) 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 one day after the date on which the 
hourly wage under subclause (III) 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. 
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— 
‘‘(A) for the 1-year period beginning on 
the effective date under section 7 of the Raise 
the Wage Act, $5.50 an hour; 
‘‘(B) for each succeeding 1-year period 
until the hourly wage under this paragraph 
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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) $1.25; 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, rounded up to the 
nearest multiple of $0.05; and 
‘‘(C) for each succeeding 1-year period 
after the increase made pursuant to subpara-
graph (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)(1) of the Fair 
Labor 
Standards 
Act 
of 
1938 
(29 
U.S.C. 
206(g)(1)), as amended by subsection (a), shall be 
repealed. 
(2) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.—Subsection (i) 
of section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 206), as amended by section 
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3(c)(2), is further amended by striking ‘‘or subpara-
graph (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 one 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 the preceding sections, 
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 subclause (II) or (III) of sec-
tion 3(m)(2)(A)(i) or section 14(c)(1)(A), the Secretary 
shall publish in the Federal Register and on the website 
of the Department of Labor a notice announcing each in-
crease in such required wage.’’. 
SEC. 6. PROMOTING ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR IN-
DIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. 
(a) WAGES.— 
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‘‘(A) technical assistance and information 
to employers issued a special certificate under 
this subsection for the purposes of— 
‘‘(i) transitioning the practices of such 
employers to comply with this subsection, 
as amended by the Raise the Wage Act; 
and 
‘‘(ii) ensuring continuing employment 
opportunities for individuals with disabil-
ities receiving a special minimum wage 
rate under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) information to individuals employed 
at a special minimum wage rate under this sub-
section, which may include referrals to Federal 
or State entities with expertise in competitive 
integrated employment.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall take effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(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 amended by section 4(b)(2), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘or section 14(c)(1)(A),’’. 
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(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)(VI) 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 or the 
amendments made by this Act, this Act and the amend-
ments 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. 
Æ 
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