To provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend increased expensing limitations and the treatment of certain real property as section 179 property.
Announced in
the 113th United States Congress
Sponsored by
Sen. Tom Harkin (D, IA)
Number of co-sponsors
1
Codification
Acts affected
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, Internal Revenue Code of 1986
U.S.C. sections affected
29 U.S.C. § 206, 29 U.S.C. § 203
Agencies affected
Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 1737 by Sen. Tom Harkin (D, IA) on November 19, 2013
The Minimum Wage Fairness Act (S. 1737) is a bill that would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to $10.10 per hour over the course of a two-year period.[1] The bill was strongly supported by President Barack Obama and many of the Democratic Senators, but strongly opposed by Republicans in the Senate and House.[2][3][4]
The bill was introduced into the United States Senate during the 113th United States Congress.
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