HCONRES 46
117th Congress
House
Labor and Employment
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Minority employment
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Aug 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Aug 3, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E869)
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Plain-English summary
This concurrent resolution recognizes the disparity in wages paid to Black women and its impact on women, families, and the nation, and reaffirms Congress' support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Related & companion bills
3
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
75
D
Fletcher, Lizzie
D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Chu, Judy
D
Smith, Adam
D
Auchincloss, Jake
Bass, Karen
D
Beatty, Joyce
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Blumenauer, Earl
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Brown, Anthony
Butterfield, G. K.
D
Carson, André
D
Carter, Troy A.
Cicilline, David
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Davis, Danny K.
D
Dean, Madeleine
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
D
Escobar, Veronica
D
Espaillat, Adriano
D
Evans, Dwight
D
Frankel, Lois
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
D
Hayes, Jahana
D
Horsford, Steven
D
Jayapal, Pramila
Jones, Mondaire
D
Kelly, Robin L.
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Larson, John B.
Lawrence, Brenda
Lawson, Al
Lee, Barbara
MALONEY, CAROLYN
Manning, Kathy
D
McCollum, Betty
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
D
Mfume, Kweisi
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Omar, Ilhan
D
Pressley, Ayanna
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 46: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-46/
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