Adriano Espaillat is listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 8555, the Living Wage For All Act, which would place the federal minimum wage on a durable path toward a living wage and end subminimum wages.
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The Labor issue page says Congressman Espaillat is 'a strong proponent of increasing the federal minimum wage to a living wage.'
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House office issue page shows sustained advocacy for a living-wage minimum wage, but not enactment.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Adriano Espaillat as an original cosponsor of H.R.603 on 01/28/2021.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Espaillat supported concrete legislation to raise the federal minimum wage.
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Congress.gov says the bill would increase the federal minimum wage over a 5-year period, and its latest action was referral to the House Committee on Education and Labor; the tracker status is Introduced.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The main federal minimum-wage bill Espaillat backed did not advance beyond introduction and committee referral.
The Department of Labor states that the federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): As of the current official DOL page, the federal minimum wage has not been raised to a living wage.
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Congress.gov shows H.R.2743 was introduced on 04/08/2025, referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce, and its tracker status remains Introduced.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest federal minimum-wage bill is still only at introduction and committee referral, not enactment.
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Congress.gov's cosponsor list for H.R.2743 shows Rep. Adriano Espaillat added as a cosponsor on 09/23/2025.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Espaillat took a concrete legislative action in favor of raising the federal minimum wage, but the bill itself did not become law.
The U.S. Department of Labor states that the federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official federal wage floor is still $7.25, so the promised living-wage increase has not been delivered.
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Text contains those laws in effect on September 13, 2026 ... (C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day;
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current official U.S. Code text still lists the federal FLSA minimum wage as $7.25, showing the promised federal living-wage increase has not been enacted as of the lookback window.
Employers covered by the FLSA must pay the federal MW of $7.25.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Labor Department's current consolidated minimum-wage table confirms the federal minimum wage remains $7.25 rather than a higher living wage.
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Latest Action: House - 04/08/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. This bill has the status Introduced
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The current Raise the Wage Act bill remains only introduced and referred to committee, with no enacted-law status.
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09/23/2025 - Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Espaillat cosponsored the 2025 Raise the Wage Act, documenting concrete legislative effort toward the promise without delivery.
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To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text confirms the legislation Espaillat backed was aimed at increasing the federal minimum wage, matching the commitment's subject.
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Last Action Date Listed April 8, 2025 ... introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo's official introduced-bill record corroborates that H.R. 2743 was referred to committee, not enacted, while documenting the legislative vehicle for the effort.
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour for workers covered by the FLSA.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Labor Department's current wages page still lists the FLSA federal minimum wage at $7.25, so the promised federal living-wage increase has not been delivered as of the lookback refresh.
(C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day;
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Current U.S. Code text in the lookback window still lists the FLSA federal minimum wage at $7.25, so the promised federal living-wage increase has not been enacted.
Employers covered by the FLSA must pay the federal MW of $7.25.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Labor Department's current consolidated minimum-wage table confirms the federal FLSA minimum wage remains $7.25 rather than a higher living wage.
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This bill has the status Introduced
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The current Raise the Wage Act vehicle remains at introduced status, not enacted law.
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2 results for All Actions | Compact View
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov's action list shows only two actions for H.R.2743, with no passage, presentment, or enactment action recorded.
To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo's official bill record confirms the legislation Espaillat supported is aimed at increasing the federal minimum wage, but the bill record is introduced-in-House material rather than enacted law.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never.same_termA for effort
Espaillat publicly backed increasing the federal minimum wage and took concrete legislative action by cosponsoring Raise the Wage Act bills, including H.R. 603 in 2021 and H.R. 2743 in 2025. But those bills did not become law, and the federal minimum wage remains $7.25 per hour. Because he made a serious legislative effort without delivering the promised policy outcome, this counts as failed delivery with effort credit.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 98%
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never.same_termA for effort
The promised outcome was to increase the federal minimum wage to a living wage. The evidence shows Espaillat advocated for this and made a concrete legislative effort by originally cosponsoring H.R.603, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021, but that bill remained introduced/referred to committee and did not become law. The federal minimum wage remains $7.25 per hour, so the promised policy outcome was not delivered despite serious effort.
provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%