HR8555-119

In Committee

Living Wage For All Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 28, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2. Findings and purpose Congress finds the following: It is a national priority that work pays a living wage to all workers, and that the Federal minimum wage be, expands a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 4. Minimum wage increases Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: (1)Minimum wageExcept, and expands a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 5. Median wage standard and indexing Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the following. It relies on compliance mandates, product standards, definition changes, and sunset clause. The main policy areas are Labor and Environment.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Reduces a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2. Findings and purpose Congress finds the following: It is a national priority that work pays a living wage to all workers, and that the Federal minimum wage be...
  • Expands a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 4. Minimum wage increases Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: (1)Minimum wageExcept...
  • Expands a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 5. Median wage standard and indexing Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the following...
  • Expands a compliance mandate, product standard, definition change provision: 6.
  • Requires removes a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 7.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2. Findings and purpose Congress finds the following: It is a national priority that work pays a living wage to all workers, and that the Federal minimum wage be, expands a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 4. Minimum wage increases Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: (1)Minimum wageExcept, and expands a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 5. Median wage standard and indexing Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the following.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Environment

Primary Purpose

The bill reduces a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 2. Findings and purpose Congress finds the following: It is a national priority that work pays a living wage to all workers, and that the Federal minimum wage be, expands a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 4. Minimum wage increases Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: (1)Minimum wageExcept, and expands a compliance mandate, product standard provision: 5. Median wage standard and indexing Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the following.

Policy Domains

Labor Environment

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 28, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 28, 2026

Mrs. Ramirez (for herself, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Mejia, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Environment
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"large employer" §H4B2F9B86C9B4487982C53AF33BD8F040

any employer that— has annual gross revenues of $1,000,000,000 or more

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