House - January 10, 2007

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House - January 10, 2007 - week 2
110th - United States Congress

Speaker of the House	Nancy Pelosi
Majority Leader	Steny Hoyer
Minority Leader	Mitch McConnell
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This is the daily summary of the actions in United States House of Representatives in the 110th United States Congress for January 10, 2007 during week 2 of this Congress' term. For a summary of the actions in the Senate click here, and for Congress as a whole on this date, click here.

1 House Daily Summary
- 1.1 On the Floor
- 1.2 In the Committees
2 Resources

House Daily Summary

Overview January 10th was the second day in the coming two weeks that was set aside specifically for the Democratic “100 Hours” agenda. U.S. House Digest has covered the rest of the legislative schedule in posts below.

For the first time since 1997, the House of Representatives has approved a stand-alone increase to the federal minimum wage. This was a cornerstone of the Democratic agenda, and something they campaigned on very hard during the 2006 midterm campaign. The House also approved a resolution mourning the loss and appreciating the service of the late President Gerald Ford and appointing several members of the House to certain standing committees. U.S. House passes H.R. 2 (Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007)

Text of H.R. 2 / List of Co-Sponsors Path to Action

H.R. 2 was introduced by Rep. George Miller (D-CA) on January 5, 2007. A total of 214 Democrats and 7 Republicans co-sponsored (?) the bill. Pursuant to the rules set forward in H.Res. 6, the original House Rules package, the bill skipped the committee process and headed right to the floor for consideration. At 10:39 A.M. on January 10, 2007, the House proceeded with three hours of debate. Upon conclusion of the debate, the House postponed consideration of the bill for a lunch adjournment. When debate restarted at about 4 P.M., a motion was introduced by the Republican caucus to table the bill and recommit it to the House Committee on Education and Labor. That motion failed by a vote of 287-144. A final vote was called, and the bill was passed 315-116.

Legislative Summary

Currently, the federal minimum wage sits at $5.15 per hour. H.R. 2 raises the federal minimum wage to $7.25 per hour over 26 months. Sixty days after the President signs the bill into law, the federal minimum wage will rise to $5.85. A year following, the federal minimum wage will rise to $6.55. A year following that, the federal minimum wage will rise to $7.25. There are twenty-one states that have their state minimum wage below this level, and will be forced to comply with the new dollar amount.

The bill also raised the minimum wage in the Northern Mariana Islands to $3.55 per hour, increasing by 50 cents every six months until the legislation is repealed.

Additional Actions

The House approved H.Res. 15, a resolution “mourning the passing of President Gerald Rudolph Ford and celebrating his leadership and service to the people of the United States” by voice vote. The body also approved H.Res. 47, a resolution appointing several members of the House to additional committee assignments.

On the Floor

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In the Committees

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Resources

References

Jan. 5, 2007 Update - U.S. House Digest blog
Legislative Day of January 5, 2007 110TH Congress - First Session - Office of the Clerk

External Links

The United States House of Representatives - Offical Gov. Site
Recent bills introduced in Congress - THOMAS

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