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Pt1420 Unit 2 Assignment

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1. What is the bill number and title of the bill? Bill number: H.R.122 Bill title shortened: Original Living Wage Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide for the calculation of the minimum wage based on the Federal poverty threshold for a family of 4, as determined by the Bureau of the Census. 1. In your own words, what does the bill strive to accomplish? This bill is striving to assure that minimum wage workers are making enough money to be able to financially support themselves and their families. This bill calls for the federal minimum wage to be adjusted every four years so that the received annual income of these employees is at least 15% above the federal poverty edge for a four-person …show more content…

Green, Al [D-TX-9]. 3. What is the latest action on the bill? The latest action on this bill was made by House Education and the Workforce on April 29, 2015. The type of action was Committee Consideration. 4. Have there been any major recorded votes on the bill? If so, did the vote take place in the House or the Senate and what was the result? There have been no major votes on this bill. The trackers displays the bill being introduced still and it has not yet passed the House. 5. Which database did you use to find the bill and why did you choose that particular one? I used congress.gov to find the bill because when we had a class meeting with the librarian we were told that congress.gov was a beneficial website to search for bills. https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/122?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22hr122%5C%22%22%5D%7D&resultIndex=1 7. In one to two paragraphs in your own words, describe the effect the bill may have on the business community if passed. Do not copy and paste the summary or language of the bill. Read the summary and think about what requirements it may place on a business or what it may require a business to do and how that will affect the daily operations of a business. Cite to one reputable source supporting your

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