Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.

2/1/2007--Passed Senate amended. Title I: Fair Minimum Wage - Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 -
(Sec. 101) 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;
(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.
(Sec. 102) Applies federal minimum wage requirements to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Increases the minimum wage in the Commonwealth:
(1) to $3.55 an hour, beginning on the 60th day after enactment of this Act; and
(2) by $0.50 an hour (or such lesser amount necessary to equal the federal minimum wage), beginning six months after enactment of this Act and every six months thereafter until such minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Title II: Small Business Tax Incentives - Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007 - Subtitle A: Small Business Tax Relief Provisions - Part I: General Provisions -
(Sec. 201) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010 the increased expensing allowance for small business assets.
(Sec. 202) Extends though March 2008 accelerated depreciation of qualified leasehold and restaurant improvement property. Revises the definition of "qualified restaurant property" to eliminate the requirement that improvements to restaurant property must be placed in service more than three years after the original building is placed in service. Allows accelerated depreciation (i.e., 15-year recovery period, using the straight line method) for qualified retail improvement property. Defines "qualified retail improvement property" as improvements to the interior portion of a nonresidential building used as a retail trade or business serving the general public. Excludes as an improvement the enlargement of the building, any elevator or escalator, common area structures, or the internal structural framework of the building.
(Sec. 203) Exempts certain small businesses from the requirement of using the accrual method of accounting (thus permitting such businesses to use a cash method). Limits such exemption to businesses that have annual gross receipts of not more than $10 million (increased from $5 million). Indexes such gross receipts amount for inflation after 2008. Exempts such small businesses eligible to use a cash accounting method from the requirement to use inventories.
(Sec. 204) Extends through 2012 the combined work opportunity and welfare-to-work tax credit. Establishes as a new targeted group under such credit designated community residents (in lieu of high risk youth). Requires such residents to be between the ages of 18 and 40 and have a principal place of abode in an empowerment zone, enterprise community, or renewal community. Modifies the definition of vocational rehabilitation referral for purposes of such credit to include certain individual work plans developed and implemented by an employment network under the Social Security Act. Expands the eligibility of veterans for such credit to include veterans with service-connected disabilities incurred after September 10, 2001. Increases from $6,000 to $12,000 the amount of disabled veteran wages eligible for such credit.
(Sec. 205) Provides rules for the treatment of certified professional employer organizations as employers for purposes of employment tax liability and other employment tax obligations. Sets forth requirements applicable to such organizations, including bond and independent financial review requirements. Part II: Subchapter S Provisions -
(Sec. 211) Redefines "passive investment income" for purposes of S corporation revocation rules to exclude gain from the sale or exchange of stock or securities as an item of passive investment income.
(Sec. 212) Excludes restricted bank director stock from treatment as S corporation stock.
(Sec. 213) Sets forth a special accounting rule for banks that become S corporations and that change from the reserve method of accounting for bad debts.
(Sec. 214) Revises the tax treatment of sales of stock of wholly-owned subsidiaries of S corporations.
(Sec. 215) Sets forth a special rule for the treatment of the pre-1983 accumulated earnings and profits of certain corporations described by the Small Business Jobs Protection Act of 1996.
(Sec. 216) Permits a nonresident alien to be a potential current beneficiary of an electing small business trust (ESBT). Subtitle B: Revenue Provisions -
(Sec. 221) Changes the effective date (to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006) of certain loss deferral rules applicable to leases entered into with a foreign person or entity on or before March 12, 2004.
(Sec. 222) Applies rules treating certain foreign corporations as domestic corporations for tax purposes for inversion transactions (sales or transfers of more than 80% of a domestic corporation's stock or assets to a foreign subsidiary for tax avoidance purposes) occurring after March 20, 2002, and before March 4, 2003.
(Sec. 223) Denies a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred as punitive damages.
(Sec. 224) Revises tax rules that deny a tax deduction for fines or penalties paid to a government for the violation of any law to provide that no deduction shall be allowed for any such fine or penalty (whether by suit, agreement, or otherwise) to, or at the direction of, a government or nongovernmental regulatory entity for a violation or for the investigation or inquiry into a potential violation. Allows exceptions to the general rule of nondeductibility for:
(1) certain restitution payments or payments required to come into compliance with law;
(2) court-ordered payments not involving a government or nongovernmental regulatory entity; and
(3) amounts paid or incurred as taxes due. Requires governmental agencies involved in a settlement with a taxpayer to report information about such settlement to the Secretary of the Treasury and the taxpayer, including the amount of the settlement, the amount paid as restitution or remediation of property, and the amount paid to come into compliance with law.
(Sec. 225) Sets forth rules for the tax treatment of U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens (expatriates) who terminate their citizenship or residency to avoid U.S. taxation. Taxes such expatriates on their property as if sold on the date before expatriation at its fair market value. Allows an exclusion of the first $600,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) of such gain. Allows expatriates to elect to continue being taxed as U.S. citizens. Allows a deferral of any tax owed resulting from such election, but requires the posting of adequate security for payment of any deferred amount. Sets forth rules for the tax treatment of retirement plans, interests in trusts, gifts, and inheritances of expatriates. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to render inadmissible to the United States (deny reentry to) expatriates who fail to comply with their tax obligations as set forth in this Act. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to disclose to the Attorney General whether an expatriate is in compliance.
(Sec. 226) Limits the annual aggregate amount which may be deferred under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan.
(Sec. 227) Increases criminal fines and prison terms for attempts to evade or defeat tax, willful failure to file tax returns or pay tax, aggravated failure to file tax returns, and fraud and false statements in connection with a tax return.
(Sec. 228) Doubles tax penalties, fines, and interest on underpayments of tax related to tax shelters involving offshore financial arrangements. Allows the Secretary to waive such penalties for certain businesses which use offshore payments in the ordinary course of business.
(Sec. 229) Increases the penalty for tendering a bad check or money order for payment of tax.
(Sec. 230) Sets forth requirements for regulations governing contingent payment convertible debt instruments.
(Sec. 231) Extends the authorization for charging Internal Revenue Service (IRS) user fees through FY2016.
(Sec. 232) Allows tax levies for federal employment taxes without pre-levy collection due process hearings.
(Sec. 233) Modifies requirements for the IRS whistleblower program. Reduces from $2 million to $20,000 the required amount of tax in dispute for granting whistleblower awards. Establishes in the IRS a Whistleblower Office and authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on its establishment and operation. Authorizes the Tax Court to adopt rules to preserve the confidentiality of whistleblowers who appeal awards.
(Sec. 234) Redefines "covered employee" for purposes of the limitation on the tax deduction for excessive employee remuneration. Subtitle C: General Provisions -
(Sec. 241) Amends the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to revise requirements for small business regulatory compliance guides by:
(1) requiring such guides to be published on the websites of the federal agency promulgating the rule requiring small business compliance;
(2) making such guides available to small businesses at the same time a federal agency rule becomes effective; and
(3) including in such guides an explanation of actions a small business must take to comply with a federal agency rule. Requires each federal agency head to report to Congress annually on the status of each agency's compliance with revised requirements for making regulatory compliance guides available to small businesses.
(Sec. 242) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to assist states in establishing and operating employer-operated child care programs. Prohibits states from awarding a grant in excess of $500,000 to any single grant applicant. Requires states to report misuse of grant funds to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to conduct a two-year and a four-year study on various aspects of the employer-provided child care program and report to Congress.
(Sec. 243) Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to Congress on the benefits, costs, and other consequences of making advance payments of the earned income tax credit to all recipients of such credit.
(Sec. 244) Expresses the sense of the Senate on promoting personal savings.
(Sec. 245) Amends the Small Business Act to allow existing women's business centers to apply for three-year grants on an ongoing basis. Prohibits women's business centers from disclosing information about any assistance recipient without the recipient's consent except pursuant to a civil or criminal enforcement action or as required for financial auditing purposes. Repeals the four-year women's business center sustainability pilot project.
(Sec. 246) Requires each federal agency head to report to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on the amount of agency acquisitions in FY2007-FY2011 of articles, materials, and supplies manufactured outside of the United States.
(Sec. 247) Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should:
(1) repeal the 1993 tax increase on social security benefits; and
(2) make certain education tax incentives permanent
(Sec. 249) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose new requirements for the debarment of government contractors who hire illegal aliens from future federal contracts. Allows certain waivers of debarment for national defense or security reasons.


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• Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
• and 223 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
  • Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
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  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
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  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
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  • Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Education and Labor
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Amendments

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Amendments to H.R.2

Number	Status	Purpose
S.Amdt.100	Pass	In the nature of a substitute.
S.Amdt.101	Withdrawn	To provide Congress a second look at wasteful spending by establishing enhance rescission authority under fast-track procedures.
S.Amdt.102	Pass	To establish a small business child care grant program.
S.Amdt.103	Pass	In the nature of a substitute.
S.Amdt.104	Withdrawn	To reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
S.Amdt.105	Withdrawn	To clarify the house parent exemption to certain wage and hour requirements.
S.Amdt.106	Pass	To express the sense of the Senate that increasing personal savings is a necessary step toward ensuring the economic security of all the people of the United States upon retirement.
S.Amdt.107	Withdrawn	To impose additional requirements to ensure greater use of the advance payment of the earned income credit and to extend such advance payment to all taxpayers eligible for the credit.
S.Amdt.108	Pass	To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to study the costs and barriers to businesses if the advance earned income tax credit program included all EITC recipients.
S.Amdt.110	Withdrawn	To amend title 44 of the United States Code, to provide for the suspension of fines under certain circumstances for first-time paperwork violations by small business concerns.
S.Amdt.111	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.112	Pass	To prevent the closure and defunding of certain women's business centers.
S.Amdt.113	Offered	To make permanent certain education-related tax incentives.
S.Amdt.114	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.115	Offered	To extend through December 31, 2008, the depreciation treatment of leasehold, restaurant, and retail space improvements.
S.Amdt.116	Fail	To afford States the rights and flexibility to determine minimum wage.
S.Amdt.117	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.118	Withdrawn	To provide minimum wage rates for agricultural workers.
S.Amdt.119	Offered	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits.
S.Amdt.120	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.121	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.122	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.123	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.124	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.125	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.126	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.127	Pass	To amend the Buy American Act to require each Federal agency to submit reports regarding purchases of items made outside of the United States, and for other purposes.
S.Amdt.128	Withdrawn	To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes.
S.Amdt.129	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.130	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.131	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.132	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.133	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.134	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.135	Withdrawn	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the Federal unemployment surtax.
S.Amdt.136	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.137	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.138	Withdrawn	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic use.
S.Amdt.139	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.140	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.141	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.142	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.143	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.144	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.145	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.146	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.147	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.148	Pass	To prohibit employers who unlawfully employ aliens from receiving government contracts.
S.Amdt.149	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.150	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.151	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.152	Withdrawn	To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, and preserve the integrity of the Social Security system.
S.Amdt.153	Withdrawn	To preserve and protect Social Security benefits of American workers, including those making minimum wage, and to help ensure greater Congressional oversight of the Social Security system by requiring that both Houses of Congress approve a totalization agreement before the agreement, giving foreign workers Social Security benefits, can go into effect.
S.Amdt.154	Offered	To improve access to affordable health care.
S.Amdt.155	Withdrawn	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 regarding the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and the use of health savings accounts for the payment of health insurance premiums for high deductible health plans purchased in the individual market.
S.Amdt.156	Withdrawn	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 regarding the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements.
S.Amdt.157	Withdrawn	To increase the Federal minimum wage by an amount that is based on applicable State minimum wages.
S.Amdt.158	Offered	To increase the Federal minimum wage by an amount that is based on applicable State minimum wages.
S.Amdt.159	Withdrawn	To protect individuals from having their money involuntarily collected and used for lobbying by a labor organization.
S.Amdt.160	Withdrawn	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain small businesses to defer payment of tax.
S.Amdt.161	Withdrawn	To prohibit the use of flexible schedules by Federal employees unless such flexible schedule benefits are made available to private sector employees not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007.
S.Amdt.162	Withdrawn	To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding the minimum wage.
S.Amdt.163	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.164	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.165	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.166	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.167	Withdrawn	To improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the United States.
S.Amdt.168	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.169	Withdrawn	To prevent identity theft by allowing the sharing of social security data among government agencies for immigration enforcement purposes.
S.Amdt.170	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.171	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.172	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.173	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.174	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.175	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.176	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.177	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.178	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.179	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.180	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.181	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.182	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.183	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.184	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.185	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.186	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.187	Pass	In the nature of a substitute.
S.Amdt.188	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.189	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.190	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.191	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.192	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.193	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.194	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.195	Withdrawn	To provide for an exemption to a minimum wage increase for certain employers who contribute to their employees health benefit expenses.
S.Amdt.196	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.197	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.198	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.199	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.200	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.201	Withdrawn	To express the sense of the Senate concerning poverty.
S.Amdt.202	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.203	Withdrawn	To enable employees to use employee option time.
S.Amdt.204	Pass	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and increase the above-the-line deduction for teacher classroom supplies and to expand such deduction to include qualified professional development expenses.
S.Amdt.205	Fail	To extend through December 31, 2008, the depreciation treatment of leasehold, restaurant, and retail space improvements, and for other purposes.
S.Amdt.206	Pass	To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should make permanent the tax incentives to make education more affordable and more accessible for American families and eliminate wasteful spending, such as spending on unnecessary tax loopholes, in order to fully offset the cost of such incentives and avoid forcing taxpayers to pay substantially more interest to foreign creditors.
S.Amdt.207	Pass	To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits and eliminate wasteful spending, such as spending on unnecessary tax loopholes, in order to fully offset the cost of such repeal and avoid forcing taxpayers to pay substantially more interest to foreign creditors.
S.Amdt.208	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.209	Fail	To extend through December 31, 2012, the increased expensing for small businesses.
S.Amdt.210	Offered	To provide for the permanent extension of increased expensing for small businesses, the depreciation treatment of leasehold, restaurant, and retail space improvements, and the work opportunity tax credit.
S.Amdt.211	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.212	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.213	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.214	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.215	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.216	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.217	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.218	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.219	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.220	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.221	Withdrawn	To change the enactment date.
S.Amdt.222	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.223	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.224	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.225	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.226	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.227	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.228	Offered	Amendment information not available.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
January 05, 2007		January 10, 2007		February 01, 2007

Latest Vote

February 01, 2007Roll call number 42 in the Senate
Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R.2, As Amended )
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 94%	Result: Bill Passed

Democrats Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Sen. B. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]

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Republicans Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
Sen. Wayne Allard [R, CO]
Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO]
Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY]
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
Sen. C. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Sen. Larry Craig [R, ID]
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
Sen. Elizabeth Dole [R, NC]
Sen. Pete Domenici [R, NM]
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH]
Sen. Charles Hagel [R, NE]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
Sen. Trent Lott [R, MS]
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL]
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL]
Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA]
Sen. Ted Stevens [R, AK]
Sen. John Sununu [R, NH]
Sen. Craig Thomas [R, WY]
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH]
Sen. John Warner [R, VA]

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Others Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]

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Democrats Voting 'Nay'

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Republicans Voting 'Nay'

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Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]

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Others Voting 'Nay'

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

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Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]

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Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

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Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]

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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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Voting History

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
February 01, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On Passage of the Bill (H.R.2, As Amended )	94	3	Bill Passed	See Vote
January 31, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.2, As Amended )	88	8	Motion Agreed to	See Vote
January 31, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. Re: Kyl Amdt. No. 115 )	46	50	Motion Rejected	See Vote
January 31, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Kyl Amdt. No. 209 )	49	48	Motion to Table Agreed to	See Vote
January 30, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Baucus Amdt. No. 100 )	87	10	Motion Agreed to	See Vote
January 25, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table, Kyl Amdt. No. 205 )	50	42	Motion to Table Agreed to	See Vote
January 25, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Amendment (Sessions Amdt. No. 148 )	94	0	Amendment Agreed to	See Vote
January 25, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA, Smith Amdt. No. 113, As Amended )	43	50	Motion Rejected	See Vote
January 25, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Amendment (Baucus Amdt. No. 206 )	90	0	Amendment Agreed to	See Vote
January 25, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA, Bunning Amdt. No. 119 )	42	51	Motion Rejected	See Vote
January 25, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Amendment (Baucus Amdt. No. 207 )	93	0	Amendment Agreed to	See Vote
January 25, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA, Ensign Amdt. No. 154 )	47	48	Motion Rejected	See Vote
January 25, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Motion (Motion to Waive Re: DeMint Amdt. No. 158 )	18	76	Motion Rejected	See Vote
January 24, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Amendment (Allard Amdt. No. 116 )	28	69	Amendment Rejected	See Vote
January 24, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.2 )	54	43	Cloture Motion Rejected	See Vote
January 24, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Gregg Amdt. No. 101 )	49	48	Cloture Motion Rejected	See Vote
January 23, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Amendment (Sessions Amdt. No. 106 As Modified )	98	0	Amendment Agreed to	See Vote
January 23, 2007	Senate	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On the Amendment (Snowe Amdt. No. 103 As Modified )	99	0	Amendment Agreed to	See Vote
January 10, 2007	House	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On Passage: H R 2 Fair Minimum Wage Act	315	116	Passed	See Vote
January 10, 2007	House	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 2 Fair Minimum Wage Act	144	287	Failed	See Vote
January 10, 2007	House	H.R.2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 On Motion to Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair: H R 2 Fair Minimum Wage Act	232	197	Passed	See Vote

All Bill Actions

• Passed roll in the Senate on Feb 01, 2007. Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 3. Record Vote Number: 42.
• Feb 01, 2007: Considered by Senate.
• Jan 31, 2007: Cloture on the bill invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 88 - 8. Record Vote Number: 39.
• Jan 31, 2007: Considered by Senate.
• Jan 30, 2007: Considered by Senate.
• Jan 29, 2007: Considered by Senate.
• Jan 26, 2007: Second cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.
• Jan 26, 2007: Considered by Senate. (CR S1212-1213, S1216-1227, S1229, S1231-1232)
• Jan 25, 2007: Considered by Senate.
• Jan 24, 2007: Cloture on the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 23.
• Jan 24, 2007: Considered by Senate.
• Jan 23, 2007: Considered by Senate.
• Jan 22, 2007: Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.
• Jan 22, 2007: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
• Added to calendar on Jan 11, 2007: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5..
• Passed roll in the House on Jan 10, 2007. On passage Passed by recorded vote: 315 - 116 (Roll no. 18).
• Jan 10, 2007: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 144 - 287 (Roll no. 17).
• Jan 10, 2007: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
• Jan 10, 2007: Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a new subsection relating to minimum wage for employers providing employees certain health care benefits.
• Jan 10, 2007: Mr. McKeon moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.
• Jan 10, 2007: On motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 232 - 197 (Roll no. 16).
• Jan 10, 2007: Mr. Miller, George moved to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair
• Jan 10, 2007: Mr. McKeon appealed the ruling of the chair.
• Jan 10, 2007: Point of order sustained against the motion to recommit with instructions.
• Jan 10, 2007: Mr. Miller, George raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions. Mr. George Miller stated that provisions contained in the motion to recommit with instructions are outside the parameters of the bill and are not germane. Sustained by the Chair.
• Jan 10, 2007: Mr. McKeon moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.
• Jan 10, 2007: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
• Jan 10, 2007: DEBATE - The House continued with debate on H.R. 2.
• Jan 10, 2007: Considered as unfinished business.
• Jan 10, 2007: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 6, the Chair announced that further consideration of H.R. 2 will continue later in the legislative day.
• Jan 10, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 6, the House proceeded with 3 hours of debate on H.R. 2.
• Jan 10, 2007: Considered pursuant to H. Res. 6.
• Jan 10, 2007: Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
• Jan 05, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
• Jan 05, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E32)
• Introduced on Jan 05, 2007.
• Jan 05, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E32)

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