Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
This bill raises the federal minimum wage in stepped amounts from $10.59 in 2026 to $26.59 in 2030. Beginning January 1, 2031, and every seven years thereafter, the Secretary will set the minimum wage so a worker earning 1,799 hours annually makes an income 40% above the Federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of four with two minor children, with publication in the Federal Register.
Progressives emphasize poverty reduction and living-wage alignment.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill creates a clear substantive change to the Fair Labor Standards Act by setting an explicit multi‑year minimum wage schedule and a recurring, poverty‑based formula for future adjustments.
This bill raises the federal minimum wage in stepped amounts from $10.59 in 2026 to $26.59 in 2030.
Beginning January 1, 2031, and every seven years thereafter, the Secretary will set the minimum wage so a worker earning 1,799 hours annually makes an income 40% above the Federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of four with two minor children, with publication in the Federal Register.
The Secretary may not reduce the wage below the rate already in effect.
Ambitious national wage increases make passage difficult absent broad bipartisan coalition or budget reconciliation vehicle; administrative formula alone does not lower political resistance.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill creates a clear substantive change to the Fair Labor Standards Act by setting an explicit multi‑year minimum wage schedule and a recurring, poverty‑based formula for future adjustments. It assigns administrative responsibility and timing for determinations and publication.
Progressives emphasize poverty reduction and living-wage alignment.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize poverty reduction and living-wage alignment.
Generally strongly supportive.
The bill ties the minimum wage to a living-income measure and phases in a level consistent with many living-wage calculations.
Progressives will welcome the scheduled increases and the long-term indexing to a poverty-based threshold.
Cautiously supportive but pragmatic.
The centrists see clear poverty-reduction intent and predictability, but worries about macro and local economic impacts, implementation timing, and effects on small businesses.
Would favor additional impact studies or targeted supports.
Likely opposed.
Conservatives will view scheduled large federal wage increases as undue federal interference that raises business costs, risks jobs, and ignores regional labor-market differences.
They will prefer lower, state-driven or market-based approaches.
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Ambitious national wage increases make passage difficult absent broad bipartisan coalition or budget reconciliation vehicle; administrative formula alone does not lower political resistance.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize poverty reduction and living-wage alignment.
Ambitious national wage increases make passage difficult absent broad bipartisan coalition or budget reconciliation vehicle; administrative…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill creates a clear substantive change to the Fair Labor Standards Act by setting an explicit multi‑year minimum wage schedule and a recurring, poverty‑based formula for…
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