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"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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
$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.
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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.
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.
Public state: unverifiedAs of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never.same_termA 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%