119th Congress · House bill · Last action Apr 28, 2026
H.R. 8555In CommitteeLabor and Employment
Living Wage For All Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. (D-IL)33 cosponsorsIntroduced Apr 28, 2026
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In plain English
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) sponsored this bill to raise the federal minimum wage and tie it to median wages, with different rates for tipped employees, youth workers, workers with disabilities, and incarcerated workers. The bill requires the government to publish notices about these wage changes and sets an effective date for implementation. The measure had 33 Democratic cosponsors and no Republican cosponsors at introduction.
What’s in the bill (10 sections)
- Sec. 2. Findings and purpose
- Sec. 3. Definitions
- Sec. 4. Minimum wage increases
- Sec. 5. Median wage standard and indexing
- Sec. 6. Tipped employees
- Sec. 7. Youth workers
- Sec. 8. Publication of notice
- Sec. 9. Workers with disabilities
- Sec. 10. Incarcerated workers
- Sec. 11. Effective date
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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All 33 cosponsors
33 Democrats · 0 Republicans
Democrats (33)
Mejia, AnaliliaNJ-11
Simon, LateefahCA-12
Thanedar, ShriMI-13
Tlaib, RashidaMI-12
Goldman, Daniel S.NY-10
Ansari, YassaminAZ-03
Grijalva, Adelita S.AZ-07
Velázquez, Nydia M.NY-07
Casar, GregTX-35
Wilson, Frederica S.FL-24
Khanna, RoCA-17
Jackson, Jonathan L.IL-01
Espaillat, AdrianoNY-13
Tokuda, Jill N.HI-02
Jayapal, PramilaWA-07
Norcross, DonaldNJ-01
Davis, Danny K.IL-07
Lieu, TedCA-36
McIver, LaMonicaNJ-10
Thompson, Bennie G.MS-02
Randall, EmilyWA-06
Lee, Summer L.PA-12
Pocan, MarkWI-02
Frost, MaxwellFL-10
Chu, JudyCA-28
Lofgren, ZoeCA-18
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