Key Votes
S AMDT 4322 - Minimum Wage Adjustment Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Stages
Family
- S 2766 - Defense Department FY 2007 Authorization bill
- S AMDT 4322 - Minimum Wage Adjustment Amendment
- S AMDT 4376 - Increasing Minimum Wage Amendment
- S AMDT 4442 - Troop Redeployment Amendment
- HB 112 - Bullying in Public Schools
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Amendment Adopted (Senate) (52-46) - June 21, 2006 (Key vote)
Title: Minimum Wage Adjustment Amendment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment that raises the federal hourly minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 over a two-year period that will begin 60 days after the enactment of the bill.
Highlights:
- Raises the minimum wage to $5.85 after 60 days of enactment.
- Increases minimum wage to $6.55 beginning 12 months after the 60th day.
- Increases minimum wage to $7.25 beginning 24 months after the 60th day.
Note:
NOTE: THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION WAS LATER WITHDRAWN.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - June 19, 2006
Title: Minimum Wage Adjustment Amendment
Sponsors
- Edward M. 'Ted' Kennedy Sr. (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Evan Bayh (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph Robinette 'Joe' Biden Jr. (DE - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Bingaman (NM - D) (Out Of Office)
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Dayton (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Byron L. Dorgan (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
- Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA - D)
- John Forbes Kerry (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ - D)
- Joseph I. 'Joe' Lieberman (CT - I) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bob' Menendez (NJ - D)
- Barbara A. Mikulski (MD - D)
- Ron Wyden (OR - D)