House Approves Increasing Minimum Wage To $15 Per Hour

The House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday that doubles the federally mandated minimum wage to $15 per hour.

The Raise The Wage Act, or H.R. 582, passed by a vote of 231-199, largely along party lines. If enacted, the required minimum wage would increase for the first time in more than a decade, up from its current rate of $7.25 per hour.