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hr 582 · 116th Congress · House

Raise the Wage Act

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
205 current · 205 total
Actions
21
Roll calls
3
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 496 · 2019-07-18
231 Yea · 199 Nay · 0 Present · 3 Not voting — Passed
D
227–6 (Yea–Nay)
R
4–191 (Yea–Nay)
L
0–1 (Yea–Nay)
I
0–1 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (21)
DateTimeAction
2019-01-16—Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-01-16—Introduced in House
2019-01-16—Introduced in House
2019-07-11—Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 112.
2019-07-11—Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-150.
2019-07-11—Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-150.
2019-07-1522:47:13Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 492 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 582 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
2019-07-1717:55:51Rule H. Res. 492 passed House.
2019-07-18—Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2019-07-1809:18:56Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 492. (consideration: CR H7095-7128; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H7095-7096)
2019-07-1809:19:01Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 582 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
2019-07-1809:19:25DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 582.
2019-07-1810:51:23DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 492, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the O'Halleran amendment No. 1.
2019-07-1811:34:57Mr. Meuser moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and Labor. (text: CR H7126)
2019-07-1811:35:12DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Meuser motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment adding a section pertaining to Small Business Surivival which shall not apply to an enterprise that employs fewer than 10 individuals and whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done is less than $1,000,000.
2019-07-1811:47:33The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
2019-07-1811:56:17On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 210 - 218 (Roll no. 495).
2019-07-1812:02:55On passage Passed by recorded vote: 231 - 199 (Roll no. 496).
2019-07-1812:02:55Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 231 - 199 (Roll no. 496).
2019-07-1812:02:56Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-07-22—Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.

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