United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 122 (115th)
Original Living Wage Act of 2017
Introduced
3 January 2017
Last action
3 January 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sponsors
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Original Living Wage Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to the minimum hourly wage sufficient for a person working for 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, to earn an annual income 15% higher than the federal poverty threshold for a four-person household, with two children under age 18, and living in the 48 contiguous states. The Department of Labor (DOL) shall determine the minimum wage rate by June 1, 2017, and review it every four years. DOL may not adjust the minimum wage to a lower rate.
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Timeline
3 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 January 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Original Living Wage Act
- related to ← Original Living Wage Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/122
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/122
- us · 115-hr-122 · source updated 11 August 2025