United States · Bill · S
S. 2223 (113th)
Minimum Wage Fairness Act
Introduced
8 April 2014
Last action
30 April 2014 · Floor
Status
Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 117) entered in Senate. (consideration: CR S2527-2528, S2535-2543, S2543-2546, S2546-2547, S2548-2549)
Sponsors
Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO]
Subjects
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Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Minimum Wage Fairness Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $8.20 an hour beginning on the first day of the sixth month after the enactment of this Act, (2) $9.15 an hour beginning one year after the date of such initial increase, (3) $10.10 an hour beginning two years after such date, and (4) the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor (based on increases in the Consumer Price Index) beginning three years after such date and annually thereafter. Increases the federal minimum wage for tipped employees to $3.00 an hour for one year beginning on the first day of the sixth month after the enactment of this Act. Provides a formula for subsequent annual adjustments of the minimum wage for tipped employees until it equals 70% of the wage in effect under FLSA for other employees. Directs the Secretary of Labor, 60 days before any increase in the minimum wage, to publish it in the Federal Register and on the Department of Labor's website. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through taxable years beginning before 2017: (1) the increase to $500,000 of the expensing allowance for business assets, including computer software; and (2) the treatment of qualified real property (i.e., leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property) as depreciable business property.
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Timeline
8 April 2014
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Source: Calendars
8 April 2014
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
9 April 2014
Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 354.
Source: Calendars
10 April 2014
Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2333, S2334)
Source: Floor
28 April 2014
Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2409-2410, S2419-2420)
Source: Floor
29 April 2014
Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S2427-2428, S2435-2441, S2453-2457, S2457-2462)
Source: Floor
30 April 2014
Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
Source: Floor
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Placed on Calendar Senate · 9 April 2014 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
Related records
- related to → Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013
- related to → Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013
- related to → Invest in United States Act of 2014
- related to → Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013
- related to → Small Business Tax Certainty and Growth Act of 2013
- related to → Tax Extenders Act of 2013
- related to → Small Business Investment Act of 2014
- related to → Small Business Tax Fairness Act
- amends ← SAMDT 2972
- amends ← SAMDT 2973
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2223
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/2223
- us · 113-s-2223 · source updated 5 December 2025