Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Raise National Minimum Wage to $15 An Hour

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen past the Washington Monument as the sun sets in Washington on Dec. 26, 2020. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

A coalition of Democrat lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday that would raise the national minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Sen. Michael Bennett (D-Colo.) and 37 other Democrat senators have put forward the Raise the Wage Act 2021 (pdf), which would raise the federal minimum wage in five increments to reach $15 per hour by 2025.