Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 3746, S 1737, H.R. 1010, S 460 - Time To Do YOUR Part

Active "Minimum Wage" Bills in the House and Senate

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H.R. 3746 - The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 

H.R. 3746 was introduced and referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce by Rep. John Larson (D-CT1) on December 12, 2013. The bill doesn't have any co-sponsors at this time. GovTrack.us predicts the bill has a 2% chance of getting past committee and a 0% chance of being enacted. The text of the bill was made available today by GovTrack.us and is summarized below;

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)

$8.50 an hour, beginning on the first day of the third month that begins after the date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 Act;

(B)

$10.00 an hour, beginning 1 year after that first day;

(C)

$11.00 an hour, beginning 2 years after that first day; and

(D)

beginning on the date that is 3 years after that first day, and annually thereafter, the amount determined by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (h);

S 1737 - Minimum Wage Fairness Act

S 1737 is a Senate bill related to the other "Minimum Wage" bills. This bill was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Thomas "Tom" Harkin (D-IA) on November 19, 2013 and reported to committee on November 20, 2013, the bill only has 1 co-sponsor at this time. GovTrack predicting a 20% chance of  and referred to committee on November 20, 2013 with the following text;

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)

$8.20 an hour, beginning on the first day of the sixth month that begins after the date of enactment of the Minimum Wage Fairness Act ;

(B)

$9.15 an hour, beginning 1 year after that first day;

(C)

$10.10 an hour, beginning 2 years after that first day; and

(D)

beginning on the date that is 3 years after that first day, and annually thereafter, the amount determined by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (h);

H.R. 1010  - Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013

H.R. 1010 was introduced and referred to committee on March 6, 2013 by Rep. George Miller (D-CA11) and has 154 co-sponsors. GovTrack.us predicts a 7% of getting past committee and a 2% of being enacted. The bill calls for the following;

 

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)

$8.20 an hour, beginning on the first day of the third month that begins after the date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 Act;

(B)

$9.15 an hour, beginning 1 year after that first day;

(C)

$10.10 an hour, beginning 2 years after that first day; and

(D)

beginning on the date that is 3 years after that first day, and annually thereafter, the amount determined by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (h);

S 460  - Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013

S 460 was introduced by Sen. Thomas "Tom" Harkin on March 5, 2013 and referred to committee on March 6, 2013. It is related specifically to H.R. 1010. It has 32 co-sponsors and GovTrack.us predicts it has a 14% chance of getting past committee and a 2% chance of being enacted. The text of the bill is as follows:

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)

$8.20 an hour, beginning on the first day of the third month that begins after the date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 Act;

(B)

$9.15 an hour, beginning 1 year after that first day;

(C)

$10.10 an hour, beginning 2 years after that first day; and

(D)

beginning on the date that is 3 years after that first day, and annually thereafter, the amount determined by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (h);

Now is time to e-mail of call your Congressmen/women and U.S. Senators. Below is a GovTrack link for each bill that allows you to (1) track the bill; and (2) call your Representative. The site will find YOUR  Congressmen/women and Senators and even connect you to their Washington, DC offices. Please utilize these links now to contact your Representatives and tell them to RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE!

Call YOUR Congressmen/women for H.R. 3746 

Call YOUR U.S. Senators for S 1737 

Call YOUR Congressmen/women for H.R. 1010 

Call YOUR U.S. Senators for S 460 

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