Preamble. To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.

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To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes. — Sponsor: Mr. Scott of Virginia — Cosponsors: Mr. Ellison, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Norton, Ms. Moore, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Clay, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Takano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs.

Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Lee, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Gutiérrez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr.

Welch, Mr. Huffman, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Speier, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Soto, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Kihuen, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr.

Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Polis, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Titus, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Cárdenas, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Adams, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bass, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mrs.

Lawrence, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Ms. Meng, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Sires, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Gabbard, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Peters, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr.

Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Heck, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Evans, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Crist, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Walz, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mrs. Murphy of Florida — Actions: May 25, 2017 — Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Norton, Ms. Moore, Ms.

Kaptur, Mr. Clay, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Takano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Lee, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Gutiérrez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr.

Capuano, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Welch, Mr. Huffman, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Speier, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Soto, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Kihuen, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.

Sherman, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Polis, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Titus, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Cárdenas, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr.

Brown of Maryland, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Adams, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bass, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Ms. Meng, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Sires, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Gabbard, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms.

Frankel of Florida, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Peters, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Heck, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Evans, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Crist, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Walz, Ms. Blunt Rochester, and Mrs. Murphy of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce