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S.2223: Minimum Wage Fairness Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about labor and employment
- Introduced April 8, 2014
- Latest Major Action April 30, 2014
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
39 (38 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat)
Bill Summary
Minimum Wage Fairness Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $8.20 an hour beginning on the first day of the sixth month after the enactment of this Act, (2) $9.15 an hour beginning one year after the date of such initial increase, (3) $10.10 an hour beginning two years after such date, and (4) the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor (based on increases in the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| April 30, 2014 |
Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 117) entered in Senate. (consideration: CR S2527-2528, S2535-2543, S2543-2546, S2546-2547, S2548-2549)
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| April 30, 2014 |
Vote in the SenateCloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 42. Record Vote Number: 117. (consideration: CR S2545-2546; text: CR S2545) |
| April 30, 2014 |
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
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| April 29, 2014 |
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2427-2428, S2435-2441, S2453-2457, S2457-2462)
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| April 28, 2014 |
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S2409; text: CR S2409)
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| April 28, 2014 |
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2409-2410, S2419-2420)
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| April 10, 2014 |
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2333, S2334)
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| April 9, 2014 |
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 354.
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| April 8, 2014 |
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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| April 8, 2014 |
Introduced in the Senate by Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) |