Raise the minimum wage so full-time workers in Texas are not stuck in poverty.

Julie Johnson · Texas · Democratic

policy impact 0.77 specificity 0.84 extraction confidence 98%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Raise the minimum wage so no one working in Texas full-time is stuck in poverty.

Commits to increasing the minimum wage.

Julie Johnson for Congress
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

unverified · Source version 11208 · locator unknown

"She cosponsored the Raise the Wage Act, which would gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Julie Johnson’s official campaign issues page still lists support for a federal minimum-wage increase, which is evidence of commitment but not delivery.

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Issues - Julie Johnson for Congress
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 88%

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H.R.2743 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) Raise the Wage Act of 2025 Sponsor: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [Rep.-D-VA-3] (Introduced 04/08/2025) ... Latest Action: House - 04/08/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The federal Raise the Wage Act remained only introduced and referred to committee, with no enacted minimum-wage increase in the available official record.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Julie Johnson | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 81%

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This bill has been introduced and is awaiting committee consideration.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A daily-updated bill/vote tracker still showed H.R. 2743 awaiting committee consideration during the lookback window, with no sign of enactment.

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H.R. 2743: Raise the Wage Act of 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%

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Latest Action: House - 04/08/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov’s official action record shows the House bill has not advanced beyond committee referral, so the promised wage increase has not been delivered.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.2743 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Raise the Wage Act of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]* 04/08/2025

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official cosponsor page identifies Julie Johnson as an original cosponsor of the Raise the Wage Act of 2025, documenting concrete effort toward the commitment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - H.R.2743 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Raise the Wage Act of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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verified · Source version 60487 · locator 3621

$17.00 an hour, beginning 5 years after such effective date;

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text would raise the federal minimum wage to $17 over the phase-in period, matching the substance of Johnson’s promise if enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 2743 Introduced in House - Raise the Wage Act of 2025
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unverified · Source version 60489 · locator unknown

Texas Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $7.25

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Labor Department’s July 1, 2026 state minimum-wage table still lists Texas at $7.25, showing the wage outcome has not been delivered for Texas workers.

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State Minimum Wage Laws | U.S. Department of Labor
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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verified · Source version 60491 · locator 1729

read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate companion was also only referred to committee, reinforcing that the minimum-wage increase had not become law.

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S. 1332 (IS) - Raise the Wage Act of 2025 - BILLS-119s1332is | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Julie Johnson cosponsored the federal Raise the Wage Act of 2025, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $17, directly matching the promise. However, the bill has not been enacted and remains at the introduced/referred-to-committee stage; the federal minimum wage applicable in Texas has not been raised. This is a serious legislative attempt but not delivery of the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%