Give America a Raise Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3780 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3780 To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 4, 2026 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Give America a Raise Act''. SEC. 2. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES. (a) In General.--Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than-- ``(A) $10.00 an hour, beginning on the effective date under section 7 of the Give America a Raise Act; ``(B) $13.00 an hour, beginning 1 year after such effective date; ``(C) $16.50 an hour, beginning 2 years after such effective date; ``(D) $20.00 an hour, beginning 3 years after such effective date; and ``(E) beginning on the date that is 4 years after such effective date, and annually thereafter, the amount determined by the Secretary under subsection (h) for the year;''. (b) Determination Based on Increase in Inflation and Gross Domestic Product.--Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(h)(1) Not later than each date that is 90 days before a new minimum wage determined under subsection (a)(1)(E) is to take effect for a year, the Secretary shall determine the amount of the minimum wage under this subsection for the year. The amount of