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H.R. 1192 (108th)

Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act

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Introduced

11 March 2003

Last action

7 April 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Sponsors

Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

23 March 2026

Taxation

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Summary

Federal Living Wage Responsibility Act - Requires the Federal government and any employer under a Federal contract or subcontract exceeding $10,000 to pay each of their respective workers: (1) an hourly wage (or salary equivalent) necessary for such employee to earn, while working 40 hours a week on a full-time basis, the amount of the Federal poverty level for a family of four; and (2) an additional amount, based on the locality in which a worker resides, sufficient to cover the costs to such worker to obtain any fringe benefits not provided by the worker's employer. Exempts employers that are: (1) small business concerns; or (2) nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, if the ratio of the total compensation of the chief executive officer to that of the full-time equivalent of their lowest-paid employee is not greater than 25 to 1. Directs the Secretary of Labor to enforce this Act. Makes Federal contractors that are part of a pattern or practice of violations of such wage requirements subject to Federal contract suspension, a five-year ineligibility period, and liability for Government costs of obtaining a replacement contractor. Provides for judicial review of the Secretary's determinations, and authorizes the President to suspend the provisions of this Act in times of emergency. Allows an aggrieved worker to bring a civil action against an employer for appropriate relief for a violation of this Act, if the employer has not paid or reinstated the worker as a result of the administrative action.

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Timeline

  1. 11 March 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 March 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 March 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E421)

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 11 March 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 11 March 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 7 April 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

    Source: Committee

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