Stated position
Raise the federal minimum wage to $17.00 an hour, phased in over five years, and phase out the separate subminimum wages for tipped workers, youth, and workers with disabilities — via the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (H.R. 2743), which Scott sponsors.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Raise the federal minimum wage to $17.00 an hour, phased in over five years, and phase out the separate subminimum wages for tipped workers,…”
Sources
- Congress.gov (bill text)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2743/text ↗
“$17.00 an hour, beginning 5 years after such effective date”
- Congress.gov (Library of Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2743 ↗
“Raise the Wage Act of 2025 ... Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]”
“To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.”