S.2514 - Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2007

A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to ensure that increases in the Federal minimum wage keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to ensure that increases in the Federal minimum wage keep pace with any pay adjustments for Members of Congress. as introduced.

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12/18/2007--Introduced.Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to: (1) $8.00 an hour, beginning on January 1, 2010; (2) $8.75 an hour, beginning on October 1, 2010; and (3) $9.50 an hour, beginning on

Official Summary

12/18/2007--Introduced.
Standing with Minimum Wage Earners Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage to:
(1) $8.00 an hour, beginning on January 1, 2010;
(2) $8.75 an hour, beginning on October 1, 2010; and
(3) $9.50 an hour, beginning on July 1, 2011. Declares that, beginning on July 1, 2012, and adjusted annually each July 1 thereafter, the amount of the minimum wage for the preceding year shall be increased by a percentage equal to that by which the annual rate of pay for Members of Congress increased for such year.


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12/21/08
The Latest News - Feature Articles - Point of Beginning

The two groups, among others, had been working to defeat a TRAC-like amendment introduced by Senator Edward Kennedy to the Department of Defense Authorization bill, S. 2514. On June 25, the Kennedy amendment was successfully defeated ...

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05/01/08
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The Election Day Registration bill (S. 2514) is in front of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and doesn't appear to be moving. We need to (politely) tell its Chair, Senator Panagiotakos, that we want this bill to move forward. ...

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05/01/08
Tell Sen. Panagiotakos: Support Election Day Registration!

The Election Day Registration bill (S. 2514) is in front of the Senate Ways and Means Committee and doesn’t appear to be moving. We need to (politely) tell Senator Panagiotakos that we want this bill to move forward. ...

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