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President Bush signed the first increase in the Federal Minimum Wage in ten years into law (Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007) on Friday, May 25, 2007. It was part of a supplemental spending bill for the war in Iraq. The current Federal minimum wage stands at $7.25 per hour, which took effect July 24, 2009.
