H.R. 7374: Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-12-20 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-12-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jones, Brenda [D-MI-13] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2018

Plain summary

Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Labor to identify each fiscal year any states that have reduced their minimum wage or that have reduced a minimum wage increase that would otherwise become effective. Labor must then notify federal agencies that administer programs in such states and such agencies must reduce the funding for the administrative costs of such programs by a percentage equivalent to the reduction in the minimum wage in such states.

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Official text

Minimum Wage Fairness Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Brenda [D-MI-13] · 1 cosponsors

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Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr7374.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr7374 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115