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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.

Introduced: March 25, 2025 Introduced by: Rosa L. DeLauro Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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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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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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 Cosponsors 220
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Mejia, Analilia
New Jersey · May 12, 2026
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Menefee, Christian D.
Texas · Apr 20, 2026
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Grijalva, Adelita S.
Arizona · Nov 19, 2025
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Walkinshaw, James R.
Virginia · Sep 16, 2025
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 25, 2025
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Mar 25, 2025
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Amo, Gabe
Rhode Island · Mar 25, 2025
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Ansari, Yassamin
Arizona · Mar 25, 2025
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Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2025
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Mar 25, 2025
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 25, 2025
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 25, 2025
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Bell, Wesley
Missouri · Mar 25, 2025
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Bera, Ami
California · Mar 25, 2025
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 25, 2025
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 25, 2025
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 25, 2025
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 25, 2025
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Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Mar 25, 2025
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Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 25, 2025
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Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Mar 25, 2025
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Bynum, Janelle S.
Oregon · Mar 25, 2025
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 25, 2025
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Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 25, 2025
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Mar 25, 2025
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Casar, Greg
Texas · Mar 25, 2025
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 25, 2025
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Mar 25, 2025
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 25, 2025
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Mar 25, 2025
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Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Mar 25, 2025
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Chu, Judy
California · Mar 25, 2025
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Mar 25, 2025
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2025
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 25, 2025
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 25, 2025
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 25, 2025
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 25, 2025
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Conaway, Herbert C.
New Jersey · Mar 25, 2025
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Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Mar 25, 2025
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Mar 25, 2025
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Costa, Jim
California · Mar 25, 2025
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 25, 2025
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Mar 25, 2025
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Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Mar 25, 2025
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Mar 25, 2025
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 25, 2025
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Mar 25, 2025
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Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Mar 25, 2025
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 25, 2025
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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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"H.R. 17: Paycheck Fairness Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-17/.
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H.R. 17, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-17/.
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