S2223: Minimum Wage Fairness Act
113th Congress (2013–2015) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
This page covers S2223 in the 113th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S2223 in another Congress is a different bill.
113th Congress (2013–2015) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
This page covers S2223 in the 113th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S2223 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | Senate |
| Latest vote | 2014-04-30: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-42, 3/5 majority required) |
| Latest action | 2014-04-30: Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 117) entered in Senate. (consideration: CR S2527-2528, S2535-2543, S2543-2546… |
| Policy area | Labor and Employment |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Minimum Wage Fairness Act – Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $8.20 an hour beginning on the first day of the sixth month after the enactment of this Act, (2) $9.15 an hour beginning one year after the date of such initial increase, (3) $10.10 an hour beginning two years after such date, and (4) the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor (based on increases in the Consumer Price Index) beginning three years after such date and annually thereafter. Increases the federal minimum wage for tipped employees to $3.00 an hour for one year beginning on the first day of the sixth month after the enactment of this Act. Provides a formula for subsequent annual adjustments of the minimum wage for tipped employees until it equals 70% of the wage in effect under FLSA for other employees. Directs the Secretary of Labor, 60 days before any increase in the minimum wage, to publish it in the Federal Register and on the Department of Labor's website. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through taxable years beginning before 2017: (1) the increase to $500,000 of the expensing allowance for business assets, including computer software; and (2) the treatment of qualified real property (i.e., leasehold improvement property, restaurant property, and retail improvement property) as depreciable business property.
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Business investment and capital, Computers and information technology, Department of Labor, Food industry and services, Income tax deductions, Inflation and prices, Labor standards, Retail and wholesale trades, Wages and earnings
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-30 | Senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 2223 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-42, 3/5 majority required) | 30 | 18 | 2 | Official tally |
S2223 (Minimum Wage Fairness Act) was introduced in the 113th Congress (2013–2015) by Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA].
On 2014-04-30: Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 117) entered in Senate. (consideration: CR S2527-2528, S2535-2543, S2543-2546, S2546-2547, S2548-2549)
1 recorded vote in the 113th Congress. The most recent, on 2014-04-30, was "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 2223": Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-42, 3/5 majority required).