House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
WAGE Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 16, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 23, 2016 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3514.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 133, September 16, 2015, Page H6075):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 16, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3514, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3514
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
153 cosponsors — 153 Democrats
0 of 153 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), John Conyers (D-MI), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL) and 123 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Scott.
- H.R. 4539 (114th) 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
- H.R. 2150 (114th) Raise the Wage Act
- H.Res. 506 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of considering legislation that would reinforce the goals of the working…
- H.R. 2962 (114th) America's College Promise Act of 2015
- H.R. 3512 (114th) Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2015
- H.R. 2197 (114th) Youth PROMISE Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.