New Bill Would Push Federal Minimum Wage to $25

The debate over minimum wage laws continues.

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers in Washington on March 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

New legislation, introduced on April 28, proposes raising the federal minimum wage to $25 by 2031.

Four members of Congress—Reps. Jesús García (D-Ill.), Analilia Mejia (D-N.J.), Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.), and Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.)—submitted the Living Wage for All Act.