HR122-119

Introduced

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of 4, with 2 children under the age of 18, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 3, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of 4, with 2 children under the age of 18, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Housing, Technology.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H0F8ADFE0E1F94C4E904B81F3BE3CB6E9: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Original Living American Wage Act or the Original LAW Act.
  • Section H0D8C42884B05484CB33E8143B584A667: 2. Findings; sense of Congress Congress finds the following: In 2022, there were approximately 37,900,000 Americans living in poverty who were denied access to...
  • Section H91EE6E54112344B49EB3B80657F02EF4: 3. Minimum wage Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)— by striking and at the end of subparagraph...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of 4, with 2 children under the age of 18, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Housing, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of 4, with 2 children under the age of 18, as determined by the Bureau of the Census, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Housing Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 3, 2025

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Housing Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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