A bill to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend increased expensing limitations and the treatment of certain real property as section 179 property.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
113th Congress, 2013–2015
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress but was killed due to a failed vote for cloture, under a fast-track vote called "suspension", or while resolving differences on April 30, 2014.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Whitehouse Statement on Minimum Wage Vote”
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
(Co-sponsor)
on Apr 30, 2014
“Heinrich Statement On Republican Effort To Block Minimum Wage Increase For New Mexico Workers”
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Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
(Co-sponsor)
on Apr 30, 2014
“The Enzi Insider - May 1”
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Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]
on May 1, 2014
History
S. 2223 (113th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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