SENATE BILL: Rewarding Hard Work Act (Passed)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AN ACT
To increase the minimum wage
Be it enacted in both houses of Congress

Section 1; Title
1. This legislation may be cited as the "Rewarding Hard Work Act"
Section 2; Minimum Wage Increase
1. 29 U.S.C § 206(a)(1) is amended to read as follows:

(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than $11.00  $15.00 an hour;

Section 3; Implementation
1. The increase in the federal minimum wage shall take effect over a period of four years-
a) Starting from January 1, 2022, the federal minimum wage shall increase by $1 at the start of each year until it reaches $15.

Sponsor: Pericles
Senate Designation: SB29:12

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The sponsor has 24 hours to commence an advocacy here and the other members shall have another 48 hours with which to respond with their initial comments, concerns and other questions.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The sponsor has been contacted about giving feedback.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Shouldn't it be over a matter of months instead of years? I mean we have elections every two months...

There has always been this weird dichotomy where elections exist on an accelerated time scale for playability but statutory concerns remain an an annual basis. Some of this is down to necessity, we can barely do a budget every year much less one every four months, for instance.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AN ACT
To increase the minimum wage
Be it enacted in both houses of Congress

Section 1; Title
1. This legislation may be cited as the "Rewarding Hard Work Act"
Section 2; Minimum Wage Increase
1. 29 U.S.C § 206(a)(1) is amended to read as follows:

(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than $11.00  $15.00 an hour;

Section 3; Implementation
1. The increase in the federal minimum wage shall take effect over a period of two years-
a) Starting from January 1, 2022, the federal minimum wage shall increase by $2 at the start of each year until it reaches $15.

Offering a new amendment. As COVID has been so hurtful and disruptive for many businesses, it is best to spread the path to $15 out a little further to mitigate impact on currently struggling businesses.

I have contacted the bill sponsor for feedback.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Seeing no objections the amendment is adopted.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

A final vote is now open on this legislation, Senators please vote Aye, Nay or Abstain.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Vote on Final Passage of the Rewarding Hard Work Act:

Aye (6): Blair, Falterin, NC Yankee, Pericles, Sev and Spark
Nay (0):
Abstain (0):

Didn't Vote (0):

This bill has passed the Senate and is sent to the VP for house action.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AN ACT
To increase the minimum wage
Be it enacted in both houses of Congress

Section 1; Title
1. This legislation may be cited as the "Rewarding Hard Work Act"
Section 2; Minimum Wage Increase
1. 29 U.S.C § 206(a)(1) is amended to read as follows:

(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than $11.00  $15.00 an hour;

Section 3; Implementation
1. The increase in the federal minimum wage shall take effect over a period of two years-
a) Starting from January 1, 2022, the federal minimum wage shall increase by $2 at the start of each year until it reaches $15.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 6-0 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,