H.R. 122
Referred to CommitteeOriginal Living Wage Act
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
1/4/2021 • House
Summary
Original Living Wage Act
This bill increases the federal minimum wage to the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a person working for 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, to earn an annual income 25.5% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a four-person household, with two children under age 18, and living in the 48 contiguous states. (Under current poverty thresholds, the national minimum wage would be set at approximately $15.64 per hour.)
The Department of Labor must determine the minimum wage rate by June 1, 2021, and review it every four years. Labor may not adjust the minimum wage to a lower rate.
Introduced in House • 1/4/2021
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January 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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