Champion legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to a living wage, including the Living Wage for All Act’s phased increase to $25 per hour.

Delia C. Ramirez · Illinois · Democratic

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Congresswoman Ramirez, lead sponsor of the Living Wage for All Act... “So today, we come together in coalition to make clear there is an urgent need to raise wages.” ... The Living Wage for All Act would raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour through a phased approach

Ramirez is the lead sponsor of legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour and publicly urges passage of that bill.

Ramirez, García, Jackson, Local Officials Hold Field Hearing on Urgency of Raising Minimum Wage | Representative Delia Ramirez
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Mrs. Ramirez (for herself ... ) introduced the following bill ... Full Title To place the Federal minimum wage on a durable path toward a living wage aligned with the national median wage, to require large, highly profitable corporations to lead the transition, to end all subminimum wages, and for other purposes.

Ramirez introduced the Living Wage For All Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage toward a living wage and end subminimum wages.

H.R. 8555 (IH) - Living Wage For All Act - BILLS-119hr8555ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Mrs. RAMIREZ introduced the following bill ... To place the Federal minimum wage on a durable path toward a living wage aligned with the national median wage ... The purpose of this Act is to place the Federal minimum wage on a durable path toward a living wage ... and remains indexed to that standard thereafter.

Introduced the Living Wage For All Act to raise the federal minimum wage toward a living wage tied to the national median wage and indexed over time.

ramire_068_xml-47.pdf
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Evidence

Ramirez's campaign issue page says jobs must pay a living wage and says that in Congress she co-sponsored legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $17/hour. It also says she delivered on campaign promises by co-sponsoring the Raise the Wage Act.

Campaign material links Ramirez's worker-rights agenda to living-wage jobs and federal minimum-wage legislation, showing this was an explicit campaign/office priority before the later $25 bill.

partial same_term A for effort

Worker Rights — Delia Ramirez for Congress
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Congress.gov lists H.R.2743 as the Raise the Wage Act of 2025, referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on April 8, 2025, and lists Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] as an original cosponsor on April 8, 2025.

Official congressional record confirms Ramirez co-sponsored federal minimum-wage legislation in the 119th Congress before the specific Living Wage for All Act.

partial same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.2743 - Raise the Wage Act of 2025
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The introduced text of H.R.2743 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to increase the federal minimum wage in steps, reaching $17.00 an hour five years after the effective date, then adjusting annually thereafter.

Bill text confirms the Raise the Wage Act was a substantive federal minimum-wage increase bill, though it was not the later $25 Living Wage for All Act.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.2743 - Raise the Wage Act of 2025
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GovInfo identifies H.R.8555 in the 119th Congress as the Living Wage For All Act, introduced in the House on April 28, 2026, sponsored by Delia C. Ramirez of Illinois, and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Official bill record proves Ramirez sponsored the specific Living Wage for All Act during federal service. The record shows introduction and referral, not enactment.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 8555 (IH) - Living Wage For All Act - BILLS-119hr8555ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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The bill text says the Act would place the federal minimum wage on a path toward a living wage, states that at least $25 per hour is a baseline step toward aligning wages with cost of living, and schedules $25/hour by January 1, 2031 for large employers and January 1, 2038 for other employers.

The text matches the promise's specific content: a phased federal minimum-wage increase to $25 per hour and a living-wage standard.

delivered same_term A for effort

ramire_068_xml-47.pdf
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Ramirez's official House press release says Ramirez, García, Simon, and Mejia introduced the Living Wage for All Act; says it would raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour through a phased approach; and quotes Ramirez saying minimum wage is not a living wage and Congress should work for working people.

Her official office publicly championed the bill, including a press event, $25 phased increase, coalition support, and Ramirez's own advocacy statement.

delivered same_term A for effort

Ramirez, García, Simon, Mejia, Workers & Labor Leaders Introduce the Living Wage for All Act | Representative Delia Ramirez
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Assessments

delivered same_term A for effort

The promise was framed as championing legislation, not securing enactment. Ramirez fulfilled that by sponsoring H.R.8555, the Living Wage For All Act, in the 119th Congress while serving as U.S. Representative, and the bill specifically proposes a phased path to a $25 federal minimum wage. Her original cosponsorship of the Raise the Wage Act also supports sustained same-term effort on federal minimum-wage legislation. The bill has not been enacted, but enactment was not the promised standard here.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%