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HR 6850 117th Congress House

Salary Transparency Act

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require an employer providing an employment opportunity to disclose the wage range for such employment opportunity to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to require an employer providing an employment opportunity to disclose the wage range for such employment opportunity to employees and applicants for employment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2022 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Civil actions and liabilityLabor standardsWages and earnings
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 25, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 25, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E177)
Feb 25, 2022
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 Latest action February 25, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Salary Transparency Act

This bill requires employers to disclose the wage or wage range in the public or internal posting of an employment opportunity. This includes the range of wages or salaries and other forms of compensation reasonably expected to be offered for the employment opportunity.

Violations of these requirement are subject to civil penalties, statutory or actual damages, and injunctive relief as appropriate.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6850: Salary Transparency Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6850/
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"H.R. 6850: Salary Transparency Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6850/.
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H.R. 6850, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6850/.
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