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H.R. 4934 117th Congress House

Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

Official title: To establish the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 3, 2021 Introduced by: Nikema Williams Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment
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Aug 3, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 3, 2021
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 Latest action August 3, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

This bill establishes the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force to improve enforcement of equal pay laws.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 7 Paycheck Fairness Act
  • S 2591 Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforcement Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 62
All 62 Democratic 46 Republican 1
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Dec 6, 2022
Sarbanes, John
· Sep 21, 2022
Lawrence, Brenda
· Sep 9, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 23, 2022
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 7, 2022
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Jun 7, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jun 7, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · May 16, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 29, 2022
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 29, 2022
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 29, 2022
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 29, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 16, 2022
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 15, 2022
 D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Mar 15, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Mar 15, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 15, 2022
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Mar 15, 2022
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2022
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Mar 15, 2022
Ruppersberger, C.
· Mar 15, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· Dec 2, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 2, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Dec 1, 2021
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Dec 1, 2021
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Nov 30, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Nov 30, 2021
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Nov 30, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Nov 18, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 17, 2021
Lowenthal, Alan
· Nov 17, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Aug 20, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· Aug 10, 2021
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Aug 10, 2021
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Aug 10, 2021
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Aug 3, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Aug 3, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Aug 3, 2021
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Aug 3, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Aug 3, 2021
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Green, Al
Texas · Aug 3, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Aug 3, 2021
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 3, 2021
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Aug 3, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4934: Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4934/
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"H.R. 4934: Equal Pay for Equal Work Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4934/.
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H.R. 4934, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4934/.
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