Living Wage Now Act

Bill: 118-hr-505
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2023-01-25
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: American Samoa

Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor

Puerto Rico

U.S. territories and protectorates

Virgin Islands

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Living Wage Now Act</b><br> <br> This bill increases the federal minimum wage for regular employees from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour.</p> <p>The increase takes effect on the first day of the third month that begins after the date of enactment of this bill.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 505 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2023 Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Living Wage Now Act . 2. Minimum wage increases 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 section, not less than— (A) $15 an hour, beginning on the effective date under section 3 of the Living Wage Now Act; . 3. General effective date Except as otherwise provided in this Act or the amendments made by 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.