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101st Congress · 1989–1991
H.R. 2

Minimum Wage Restoration Act of 1989

House
Latest action: On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Education and Labor. Agreed to without objection. · June 14, 1989
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On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Education and Labor. Agreed to without objection.

Recorded June 14, 1989, as the clerk wrote it

Recorded votes 10 on this measure
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Vote Files, "H.R. 2 (101st Congress): Minimum Wage Restoration Act of 1989," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-101-hr2

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Vote Files. (2026, October 12). H.R. 2 (101st Congress): Minimum Wage Restoration Act of 1989 [Bill record]. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-101-hr2

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Vote Files. "H.R. 2 (101st Congress): Minimum Wage Restoration Act of 1989." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-101-hr2.

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  author       = {{Vote Files}},
  title        = {{H.R. 2 (101st Congress): Minimum Wage Restoration Act of 1989}},
  year         = {2026},
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  note         = {Reference number bill-101-hr2; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/2; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 13, 2026}
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On the record

Every recorded vote on H.R. 2

DateQuestion TallyOutcome
March 22, 1989 TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON HR 2, MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, TO INCREASE HE MINIMUM W… House recorded vote (101st Congress)
238–177
AGREED
March 23, 1989 TO AMEND HR 2, MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO INCREASE THE MIN… House recorded vote (101st Congress)
198–218
REJECTED
March 23, 1989 TO AMEND HR 2, MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO INCREASE THE MIN… House recorded vote (101st Congress)
240–179
AGREED
March 23, 1989 TO AMEND HR 2, MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, TO INCREASE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR EMPLOYERS WHO VIO… House recorded vote (101st Congress)
98–321
REJECTED
March 23, 1989 TO PASS HR 2, MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE FROM $3.35 TO $4.55 O… House recorded vote (101st Congress)
248–171
AGREED
April 12, 1989 On Passage of the Bill Senate Vote 39 (101st Congress, 1st Session)
62–37
Bill Passed
April 18, 1989 TO INSTRUCT THE HOUSE CONFEREES ON THE BILL, HR 2, MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, TO AGREE TO A… House recorded vote (101st Congress)
407–0
AGREED
May 11, 1989 TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON HR 2, MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, TO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAG… House recorded vote (101st Congress)
247–172
AGREED
May 17, 1989 On the Conference Report Senate Vote 68 (101st Congress, 1st Session)
63–37
Agreed
June 14, 1989 TO PASS HR 2, MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, OVER THE PRESIDENT'S VETO TO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAG… House recorded vote (101st Congress)
247–178
AGREED