your congressman fights to increase the federal minimum wage
Increase the federal minimum wage.
Occurrences
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Evidence
The campaign issues page says: 'Every citizen deserves a living wage for a day of hard work' and says the congressman should 'fight to increase the federal minimum wage' so Louisianians can make ends meet. It also says the federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009.
The Department of Labor states that the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009.
The FAQ says the federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009.
The federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour.
The bill is titled "Raise the Wage Act of 2025" and its purpose is "to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage"; Cleo Fields is listed among the cosponsors.
The bill is titled 'Raise the Wage Act of 2025' and its purpose is 'to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage'; Cleo Fields is listed among the cosponsors.
The page states that the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009.
H.R. 2743 is titled to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and Cleo Fields is listed among the cosponsors.
Fields' campaign issues page said it is important that the congressman fight to increase the federal minimum wage and noted that the federal minimum wage had not been raised since 2009.
H.R. 2743 was introduced as the Raise the Wage Act of 2025. The bill text says it would provide increases in the federal minimum wage and sets scheduled rates beginning at $9.50 per hour and rising to $17.00 per hour over five years.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Cleo Fields [D-LA-6] as a cosponsor of H.R. 2743 on 04/08/2025.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 2743 was introduced and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on 04/08/2025; its tracker status is Introduced, not passed by the House, passed by the Senate, sent to the President, or enacted.
The Department of Labor states that the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009.
The Department of Labor states that the federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour.
Assessments
Fields campaigned on increasing the federal minimum wage and made a concrete same-term legislative effort by cosponsoring H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025. However, the bill had not been enacted and official Department of Labor guidance still shows the federal minimum wage at $7.25 per hour, unchanged since July 24, 2009. The promised policy outcome was therefore not delivered, but the serious legislative effort merits the effort badge.
Fields campaigned on increasing the federal minimum wage and later cosponsored H.R. 2743 / the Raise the Wage Act of 2025, which is a serious legislative effort. But official Labor Department guidance still shows the federal minimum wage at $7.25 per hour, so the promised increase has not been enacted.
Fields explicitly promised to fight to increase the federal minimum wage. In office, he took a concrete legislative step by cosponsoring the Raise the Wage Act of 2025, which directly sought to increase the federal minimum wage. However, the available official federal labor guidance still shows the federal minimum wage at $7.25 per hour, unchanged since 2009, so the promised policy outcome has not been achieved. Because there was a serious same-term legislative effort but no enacted increase, this is best scored as not delivered with effort credit.
Fields promised to fight to increase the federal minimum wage and took a concrete same-term legislative step by cosponsoring the Raise the Wage Act of 2025. However, the promised outcome has not been enacted: official Department of Labor guidance still lists the federal minimum wage as $7.25 per hour, unchanged since July 24, 2009. Because there was a serious legislative attempt but no delivered wage increase, this counts as not fulfilled with an effort badge.
Fields promised to fight to increase the federal minimum wage, but the federal minimum wage remains $7.25 per hour, unchanged since July 24, 2009. The promised policy outcome has therefore not been delivered. The provided evidence does not show a serious legislative or executive attempt by Fields that failed, so no effort badge is warranted.