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    Senate Can't Vote On $15 Minimum Wage, Parliamentarian Rules

    The Senate parliamentarian informed lawmakers that a plan to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 does not fit the complicated rules that govern budget bills in the Senate.
    by Kelsey Snell Feb 25, 2021 2 minutes

    Updated at 9:27 p.m. ET

    Senate Democrats will not be forced to confront an internal political battle over increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 following a decision by the primary keeper of Senate rules.

    The Senate parliamentarian ruled that a plan to gradually increase the federal minimum

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