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HR 6284 115th Congress House

Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Labor to report to Congress on the gender pay gap in the teenage labor force.

Introduced: June 28, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 28, 2018
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act

This bill directs the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor to report to Congress on the gender pay gap in the labor workforce for teenagers and make such report publicly available.

The report must include: (1) an examination of trends and potential solutions to the early wage gap for women; (2) an estimate of overall lifetime earnings and losses for women, including women of color; and (3) recommendations to address pay inequality for young women.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
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Takano, Mark
California · Jul 12, 2018
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 28, 2018
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 28, 2018
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 28, 2018
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 28, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 28, 2018
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 28, 2018
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 28, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 28, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6284: Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6284/
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"H.R. 6284: Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6284/.
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H.R. 6284, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6284/.
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