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H.R. 582: Raise the Wage Act

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H.R. 582: Raise the Wage Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-16 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 494 (2019): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR582 (2019-07-18), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Raise the Wage Act

Plain summary

Raise the Wage Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. The bill eliminates the separate minimum wage requirements for tipped and newly hired employees. After a specified period, these employees shall be paid the same minimum wage as regular employees. (Sec. 6) The bill sets forth a schedule of annual increases in the federal minimum wage for individuals with disabilities. The Department of Labor shall no longer issue special certificates for the payment of subminimum wages to such individuals after the final wage increase under this bill for such individuals takes effect. Labor shall provide, upon request, technical assistance and information to employers to (1) help them transition their practices to comply with wage increases and other requirements under this bill for individuals with disabilities, and (2) ensure continuing employment opportunities for such individuals. The bill eliminates the separate minimum wage requirements for disabled employees. After a specified period, these employees shall be paid the same minimum wage as regular employees. (Sec. 7) Labor must publish any increase in the minimum wage in the Federal Register and on its website 60 days before it takes effect. (Sec. 8) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must submit a report to Congress, with respect to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, that (1) assesses the status and structure of the economy of the Northern Mariana Islands, and (2) for each year in which a wage increase will take effect, estimates the proportion of employees who will be directly affected by each such increase taking effect for that year. (Sec. 9) The GAO must also report on the impact of the first and second wage increases on business enterprises.

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Official text

Raise the Wage Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · 205 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 582, Raise the Wage Act (2019-04-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Mark Pocan (D-WI), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mark Takano (D-CA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Susie Lee (D-NV), Adam Smith (D-WA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA) and 145 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] reported raising $882,179 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Federal Register
The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr582 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116