Map Compares US States' Minimum Wage as Changes Proposed
Summary
Texas state Representative Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos proposed raising the state minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour. A separate federal bill would gradually raise the minimum wage to $25, but it has not received a committee hearing and would need Senate approval.Key Facts
- Ramos introduced the Texas proposal on Monday.
- The Texas bill would require employers to pay $15 per hour or the federal minimum wage, whichever is higher.
- Ramos previously proposed a $19 Texas minimum wage, but that bill did not become law.
- Representative Delia Ramirez introduced the federal Living Wage for All Act, H.R. 8555, in April.
- The federal bill proposes a $25 minimum wage by 2031 for larger employers and by 2038 for smaller employers.
- The bill would tie the minimum wage to two-thirds of the national median hourly wage and phase out lower rates for tipped and some other workers.
- The federal minimum wage has remained $7.25 per hour since 2009.
- The article lists Washington's minimum wage at $17.13 per hour, the highest among the states it compares.
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