H.R. 122 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Original LAW Act
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-03
Latest action (2025-01-03): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
What H.R. 122 does, in plain terms
Original Living American Wage Act or the Original LAW Act This bill increases the federal minimum wage according to a formula specified in the bill. First, the bill increases the minimum hourly wage to $10.59 beginning on January 1, 2026, and increases the minimum hourly wage by $4 annually from January 1, 2027, through January 1, 2030. Next, beginning on January 1, 2031, the Department of Labor shall increase the minimum hourly wage every seven years according to a specified formula. The formula establishes the minimum hourly wage as the wage sufficient for a person working 1,799 hours per year (approximately 35 hours per week) to earn an annual income that is 40% higher than the federal supplemental poverty threshold for a renter family of four, with two children under the age of 18, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the preceding year. However, if this formula results in a reduction, the minimum hourly wage may not be lowered.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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