United States · Bill · S
S. 2725 (109th)
Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006
Introduced
4 May 2006
Last action
4 May 2006 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2006 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to: (1) $5.85 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; and (2) $6.55 an hour, beginning 12 months after that 60th day; and (3) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day, such amounts to be automatically adjusted by a percentage equal to the annual increase in pay for Members of Congress.
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Timeline
4 May 2006
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
4 May 2006
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4056)
Source: IntroReferral
4 May 2006
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 4 May 2006 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005
- related to → Minimum Wage Competitiveness Act of 2005
- related to → Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/2725
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2725
- us · 109-s-2725 · source updated 15 August 2025