Go to Main Section of Page
Images of the 1940s
Images of the 1950s
Images of the 1960s
Images of the 1970s
Images of the 1980s
Images of the 1990s
Images of the 2000s
Images of the 2010s
CQ Almanac
CQ Almanac book cover

Policy Tracker

Save to Favorite List

 Minimum Wage
   Document Name Sort ascending alphabetically Sort descending alphabetically Year Sort ascending Sort descending
Farm Parity Amendment to Minimum Wage Bill1946
Minimum Wage Act Amendments1946
Minimum Wage Bill1946
Minimum Wages1948
Minimum Wages1949
Raise in Minimum Wage1955
Minimum Wage1959
Minimum Wage1960
Minimum Wage Bill Dies in Conference1960
Kennedy Wins Minimum Wage Victory1961
Minimum Wage Coverage Under Previous Law, 1961 Changes1961
Minimum Wage1964
Minimum Wage, Overtime1965
Expansion of Minimum Wage Law Approved1966
Minimum Wages1970
Minimum Wage Law: Hearings on Raising Base Pay1971
Minimum Wage Veto Sustained By 23-Vote Margin1973
Presidential Veto Message: Nixon Vetoes Minimum Wage1973
Nixon Signs Minimum Wage Increase1974
Senate Filibuster Kills Minimum-Wage Boost1988
Minimum-Wage Impasse Finally Ended1989
Presidential Veto Message: Bush Vetoes Increase In Minimum Wage1989
Congress Clears Wage Increase With Tax Breaks for Business1996
Tax Breaks Sweeten Wage Increase1996
Democrats' Attempt To Raise Minimum Wage Fizzles In Senate1998
Parties Differ Over Measures To Help Employers Cover $1-an-Hour Wage Hike1999
Minimum Wage Increase Falters Due to Procedural Obstacles, Timing Dispute2000
Minimum Wage A Non-Starter2004
Minimum Wage Deadlocks House2006
Minimum Wage Hike Falters2006
Democrats' Persistence on Raising Federal Minimum Wage Pays Off2007
Senate GOP Stymies Wage Boost2014