support raising the federal minimum wage to $17 by 2028 and indexing it to inflation

Robert Menendez · New Jersey · Democratic

policy impact 0.81 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 97%

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Increase the federal minimum wage to $17 by 2028, and renew the national minimum wage to keep pace with inflation

Commits to minimum-wage increases and inflation indexing.

Affordability - Rob Menendez
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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025, as introduced April 8, 2025, referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce, and names Robert Menendez (NJ) among the cosponsors. The bill text sets the federal minimum wage at $17.00 an hour beginning 5 years after the effective date and provides annual adjustments based on median hourly wage growth thereafter.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Menendez took official, concrete supportive action in the 119th Congress by cosponsoring the current Raise the Wage Act vehicle. The bill remains introduced/referred rather than enacted, but the commitment was phrased as support, so cosponsorship is sufficient evidence of delivery of the support pledge.

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H.R. 2743 (IH) - Raise the Wage Act of 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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The introduced House bill text for H.R. 4889 lists Mr. Menendez among the members for whom Rep. Scott introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2023. The bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to raise the federal minimum wage in steps to $17.00 an hour beginning 5 years after the effective date, followed by annual Secretary of Labor adjustments based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics median hourly wage.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Menendez was also an original cosponsor of the prior Congress Raise the Wage Act vehicle, showing support for substantially the promised policy during his House service. No stronger official source found in the September 1-3, 2026 lookback showing enactment, reversal, or abandonment.

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H.R. 4889 (IH) - Raise the Wage Act of 2023 bill text
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term

The pledge was to support raising the federal minimum wage to $17 by 2028 and indexing it to inflation, not necessarily to secure enactment. Menendez took concrete official action in federal office by cosponsoring Raise the Wage Act vehicles in the 118th and 119th Congresses that substantially match the promised policy, including a $17 wage target and post-target wage indexing. Because this support occurred during his House service, it counts as delivered in the same term even though the bills were not enacted.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%