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Paycheck Fairness Act

Introduced: January 30, 2019 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 34 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 3, 2019

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.

Apr 2, 2019

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Mar 28, 2019

Received in the Senate.

Mar 27, 2019

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

Mar 27, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 27, 2019

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 187 (Roll no. 134). (text: CR H2860-2863)

Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx motion to recommit with instructions. Pending the reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to limit any contingent attorney's fees to 49% of any judgement awarded to the plaintiff or plaintiffs. Subsequently, the point of order was withdrawn.

Mar 27, 2019

Ms. Foxx (NC) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and Labor. (text: CR H2872-2874)

Mar 27, 2019

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mar 27, 2019

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Mar 27, 2019

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 7.

Mar 27, 2019

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendment number 7, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 9.

Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lawrence amendment No. 8.

Mar 27, 2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Beyer amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Beyer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal amendment No. 5.

Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Byrne amendment No. 4.

Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Torres amendment No. 3.

Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Torres amendment No. 2.

Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx amendment No. 1.

Mar 27, 2019

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 7.

Mar 27, 2019

The Speaker designated the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

Mar 27, 2019

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 252 and Rule XVIII.

Mar 27, 2019

The resolution provides for one hour debate on H.R. 7 and H.Res. 124.

Mar 27, 2019

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 252. (consideration: CR H2848-2875)

Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 7.

Mar 27, 2019

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 191 - 236 (Roll no. 133).

Mar 25, 2019

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 252 Reported to House. The resolution provides for one hour debate on H.R. 7 and H.Res. 124.

Mar 18, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 6.

Mar 18, 2019

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-18.

Feb 26, 2019

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 20.

Feb 26, 2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jan 30, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Jan 30, 2019

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 27, 2019	House · vote #134	On Passage	Passed	242–187	See who voted →
Mar 27, 2019	House · vote #133	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Failed	191–236	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 8

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

6 agreed to 2 failed

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 116	—	An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 116-19 to make it unlawful to discriminate against …	Agreed to	Mar 27, 2019
HAMDT 115	—	An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report 116-19 to require the Department of Labor to conduc…	Agreed to	Mar 27, 2019
HAMDT 114	Beyer, Donald S.	Amendment exempts employers with fewer than 100 employees from reporting compensation data and requires those…	Agreed to	Mar 27, 2019
HAMDT 113	Jayapal, Pramila	An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 116-19 to clarify that the studies conducted by the…	Agreed to	Mar 27, 2019
HAMDT 112	—	An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 116-19 to clarify that the "any other factor other …	Failed	Mar 27, 2019
HAMDT 111	Torres, Norma J.	An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 116-19 to highlight the gender pay gaps impact on w…	Agreed to	Mar 27, 2019
HAMDT 110	Torres, Norma J.	An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 116-19 to recognize the severity of the gender wage…	Agreed to	Mar 27, 2019
HAMDT 109	Foxx, Virginia	An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 116-19 to strike Section 8 relating to the collecti…	Failed	Mar 27, 2019

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Paycheck Fairness Act

This bill addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex. It amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination.

The bill directs the Department of Labor to (1) establish and carry out a grant program for negotiation skills training programs to address pay disparities, including through outreach to women and girls; (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women; (3) report on the gender pay gap in the teenage labor workforce; and (4) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination.

The Secretary of Labor's National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace is established for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women.

The bill requires the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and ethnic identity of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall continue collecting data on women workers in the Current Employment Statistics survey.

The bill sets forth prohibitions and requirements regarding the wage history of prospective employees.

What's happening now April 3, 2019

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 139

Adams, Alma S.

North Carolina · Jan 30, 2019

Aguilar, Pete

California · Jan 30, 2019

Barragán, Nanette Diaz

California · Jan 30, 2019

Beatty, Joyce

Ohio · Jan 30, 2019

Bera, Ami

California · Jan 30, 2019

Beyer, Donald S.

Virginia · Jan 30, 2019

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Jan 30, 2019

Blunt Rochester, Lisa

Delaware · Jan 30, 2019

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Jan 30, 2019

Boyle, Brendan F.

Pennsylvania · Jan 30, 2019

Brownley, Julia

California · Jan 30, 2019

Carbajal, Salud O.

California · Jan 30, 2019

Carson, André

Indiana · Jan 30, 2019

Case, Ed

Hawaii · Jan 30, 2019

Casten, Sean

Illinois · Jan 30, 2019

Castor, Kathy

Florida · Jan 30, 2019

Castro, Joaquin

Texas · Jan 30, 2019

Chu, Judy

California · Jan 30, 2019

Cisneros, Gilbert Ray

California · Jan 30, 2019

Clark, Katherine M.

Massachusetts · Jan 30, 2019

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Jan 30, 2019

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Jan 30, 2019

Clyburn, James E.

South Carolina · Jan 30, 2019

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Jan 30, 2019

Correa, J. Luis

California · Jan 30, 2019

Costa, Jim

California · Jan 30, 2019

Courtney, Joe

Connecticut · Jan 30, 2019

Craig, Angie

Minnesota · Jan 30, 2019

Crow, Jason

Colorado · Jan 30, 2019

Cuellar, Henry

Texas · Jan 30, 2019

Davids, Sharice

Kansas · Jan 30, 2019

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Jan 30, 2019

Dean, Madeleine

Pennsylvania · Jan 30, 2019

DeGette, Diana

Colorado · Jan 30, 2019

DelBene, Suzan K.

Washington · Jan 30, 2019

DeSaulnier, Mark

California · Jan 30, 2019

Dingell, Debbie

Michigan · Jan 30, 2019

New York · Jan 30, 2019

Evans, Dwight

Pennsylvania · Jan 30, 2019

Fletcher, Lizzie

Texas · Jan 30, 2019

Foster, Bill

Illinois · Jan 30, 2019

Frankel, Lois

Florida · Jan 30, 2019

Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · Jan 30, 2019

Garamendi, John

California · Jan 30, 2019

Garcia, Sylvia R.

Texas · Jan 30, 2019

García, Jesús G. "Chuy"

Illinois · Jan 30, 2019

Golden, Jared F.

Maine · Jan 30, 2019

Gomez, Jimmy

California · Jan 30, 2019

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