Democrats advanced a bill Wednesday to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour over three years, more than twice its current rate of $7.25. The House Education and Labor Committee passed the legislation on a 28-20 partly-line vote.

“Today, the Committee took an important step toward lifting millions of American workers out poverty by raising the minimum wage for the first time in nearly a decade … I am proud that we have advanced a bill that will benefit workers and communities across the country,” said Chairman Bobby Scott, D-Va.

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