Legislative Background
Recent Action on the Minimum Wage
Early in the 110th Congress, the Democrats succeeded in passing legislation in both houses to provide an increase in the minimum wage for the first time in 10 years. The challenge, however, lies in reconciling the two bills. House Action. As one of the first orders of business — and to make good on a Democratic campaign promise to pass certain initiatives within the first 100 hours of the new Congress — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (CA-D) ushered legislation through the House to increase the minimum wage over a two-year period. H.R. 2, the Fair Minimum Wage Act,…
