Raise the Wage Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 177
- Latest action
- Apr 8, 2025
What it does
The Raise the Wage Act of 2025 would gradually increase the federal minimum wage from $9.50 per hour to $17.00 per hour over five years, with future adjustments tied to inflation based on the median hourly wage. It would also phase out subminimum wages for tipped workers, workers under 20, and individuals with disabilities employed under special certificates, ensuring all workers eventually receive the standard minimum wage. The bill requires the Department of Labor to publish advance notices of wage changes and prohibits issuing new special certificates for subminimum wage employment. These changes would affect millions of low-wage workers across the United States.
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