House passes bill to hike the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour
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19 Jul House passes bill to hike the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour

Posted at 15:34h in Wages by

The House passed a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour in a win for labor and living wage activists who have fought hard to give low-wage workers a raise.

The Democratic-held chamber passed the plan in a 231-199 vote. Six Democrats opposed it, while three Republicans supported it.

The measure would gradually hike the U.S. minimum wage to $15 by 2025, then index further hikes to median wage growth. It would also phase out lower minimum wage paid to tipped workers.

โ€œI commend my colleagues for taking this important step towards creating an economy that works for everyone,โ€ said Rep. Bobby Scott, a Virginia Democrat who introduced the legislation, in a statement. โ€œNow, Senate Republicans must decide to either stand with American workers or turn their backs on hardworking people across the country.โ€

Congress last raised the federal minimum wage to $7.25 per hour nearly a decade ago. Now, 29 states and Washington, D.C., have higher pay floors than the federal level, while seven states have approved $15 per hour minimum wages.

In an analysis earlier this month, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated the bill would give 17 million U.S. workers a raise โ€” and could lift wages for millions more. It would also boost the annual income of 1.3 million people above the poverty level.

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