Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Jul 10, 2025
Submitted in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
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Friedman, Laura
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McGarvey, Morgan
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Neguse, Joe
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Sykes, Emilia Strong
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Amo, Gabe
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Beatty, Joyce
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Bell, Wesley
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Bishop, Sanford D.
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Bonamici, Suzanne
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Brown, Shontel M.
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Brownley, Julia
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Budzinski, Nikki
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Carson, André
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Castor, Kathy
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Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
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Chu, Judy
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Cohen, Steve
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Crockett, Jasmine
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Davis, Danny K.
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
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DelBene, Suzan K.
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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Dexter, Maxine
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Espaillat, Adriano
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Fields, Cleo
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Figures, Shomari
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Foushee, Valerie P.
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Frankel, Lois
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Frost, Maxwell
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Garamendi, John
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Hoyer, Steny H.
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Ivey, Glenn
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
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Jayapal, Pramila
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
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Kelly, Robin L.
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Kennedy, Timothy M.
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Landsman, Greg
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Lee, Summer L.
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Leger Fernandez, Teresa
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Lynch, Stephen F.
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McBath, Lucy
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McClellan, Jennifer L.
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McCollum, Betty
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McIver, LaMonica
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 42: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HCONRES-42/
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H. Con. Res. 42, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HCONRES-42/.
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