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S2013-119

Introduced

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for increases in the minimum wage, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jun 10, 2025

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 requires raises federal minimum wage to $15/hour and indexes it annually to inflation (CPI-W). It relies on compliance mandates and product standards. The main policy areas are Agriculture, Trade, Labor, and Finance.

Who Benefits and How

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

Who Bears the Burden and How

Small business employers could face higher costs, Restaurant and food service employers could face higher costs, and Retail businesses could face higher costs.

Key Provisions

  • Requires raises federal minimum wage to $15/hour and indexes it annually to inflation (CPI-W).

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires raises federal minimum wage to $15/hour and indexes it annually to inflation (CPI-W).

Key Policy Areas

Agriculture, Trade, Labor, Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill requires raises federal minimum wage to $15/hour and indexes it annually to inflation (CPI-W).

Policy Domains

Agriculture Trade Labor Finance

Entire Bill - Fair Labor Standards Act Amendment

Identified Costs
  • Small business employers
  • Restaurant and food service employers
  • Retail businesses
  • Hospitality industry employers (hotels, motels, resorts)
  • Agriculture employers
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is
Retail businesses:
Agriculture employers:
Small business employers:
Restaurant and food service employers:
Hospitality industry employers (hotels, motels, resorts):

Sponsors

Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

R-MO | Primary Sponsor

1 cosponsor

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 10, 2025

Mr. Hawley (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following …

Stakeholder Effects

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How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Small Business
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Small business employers

Food & Beverage
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Restaurant and food service employers

Retail
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Retail businesses

Accommodation
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Hospitality industry employers (hotels, motels, resorts)

Agriculture
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Agriculture employers

Government
1 mention across 1 clause
?1 uncertain

Department of Labor

1/3
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Agriculture Trade Labor Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Labor

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"minimum wage" §2(a)

$15 beginning January 1 of first year after enactment; thereafter indexed to CPI-W annually

"Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers" §2(b)(2)(A)

The inflation measure (or successor index) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics used to calculate annual minimum wage increases

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