H.R. 17
119th Congress
House
Paycheck Fairness Act
Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Labor and Employment
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversight
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Contracts and agencyDepartment of EducationDepartment of LaborEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEqual Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)Government information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLabor standardsMinority employmentPublic contracts and procurementRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSmall businessTemporary and part-time employmentWages and earningsWomen's employmentYouth employment and child labor
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 25, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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.
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Lobbying activity
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- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
- NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
- YWCA USA
- ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS
- ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- White House Office
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Treasury, Dept of
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Cosponsors
220
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Mejia, Analilia
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Menefee, Christian D.
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Grijalva, Adelita S.
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Walkinshaw, James R.
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Adams, Alma S.
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Aguilar, Pete
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Amo, Gabe
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Ansari, Yassamin
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Auchincloss, Jake
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Balint, Becca
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Beatty, Joyce
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Bell, Wesley
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Bera, Ami
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Beyer, Donald S.
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Bishop, Sanford D.
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Bonamici, Suzanne
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Boyle, Brendan F.
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Brown, Shontel M.
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Brownley, Julia
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Budzinski, Nikki
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Bynum, Janelle S.
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Carbajal, Salud O.
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Carson, André
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Carter, Troy A.
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Casar, Greg
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Case, Ed
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Casten, Sean
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Castor, Kathy
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Castro, Joaquin
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Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
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Chu, Judy
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
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Clark, Katherine M.
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Clyburn, James E.
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Cohen, Steve
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Conaway, Herbert C.
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Connolly, Gerald E.
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Correa, J. Luis
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Costa, Jim
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Courtney, Joe
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Craig, Angie
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Crockett, Jasmine
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Crow, Jason
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Cuellar, Henry
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Davids, Sharice
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Davis, Donald G.
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Davis, Danny K.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 17: Paycheck Fairness Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-17/
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