2009 was the last year the federal minimum wage has changed in the United States while cost of living has gone up. Here's what Congress is trying to do.
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Raise The Wage Act.
NBC News reports that the Raise The Wage Act would hike the minimum wage to $15 per hour and would put an end to paying below minimum wage for tipped workers, teens, and people with disabilities. It would also tie future increases to median wage growth.
2009 was the last year the amount for minimum wage has changed in the United States. The Republican-led Senate didn t even vote on it when it was introduced by the Democrats in 2019.
If passed, the Raise The Wage Act would increase the minimum wage from $7.50 to $9.50 an hour. In 2022 minimum wage would increase to $11 per hour. 2023 and 2024 the federal wage would increase by $2.50 ultimately making $15 an hour by 2025.