HRES 224
100th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil Rights and Liberties
Discrimination in employment
Employee benefit plans
Equal pay for equal work
Labor and Employment
Pay equity
Sex discrimination in employment
Wages
Women
Women's employment
Women's rights
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of working women to our economy and our Nation as a whole.
Everywhere this bill has been
10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 13, 1988
Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
Jun 13, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
Jun 13, 1988
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
May 24, 1988
Ordered to be Reported.
May 24, 1988
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 27, 1988
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Apr 27, 1988
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 18, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Jul 14, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 14, 1987
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) women's pay scales should be reexamined by employers to provide job and pay equality in the workplace; and (2) employers should reexamine their employee benefit plans in order to ensure that women are not being discriminated against.
What's happening now
Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
3
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 224: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of working women to our economy and our Nation as a whole.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HRES-224/
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