Americans keep working, but Congress is on a month-long break until September 5. GovTrack will be pretty quiet till then.
August 4, 2006
Minimum Wage Stalled over Estate Tax
By linking a minimum wage increase with a tax cut for the wealthy in H.R. 5970: Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006, the Republicans had their cake and ate it too (over minimum wage) by knowing the Democrats would never let the bill come to a vote. Dems put the bill on hold 56 to 42 (3/5 needed) [vote details].