HR 17 119th Congress House Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Contracts and agency Department of Education Department of Labor Employee hiring Employment and training programs Employment discrimination and employee rights Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Labor standards Minority employment Public contracts and procurement Racial and ethnic relations Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Small business

Paycheck Fairness Act

Introduced: April 20, 2026 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

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.

Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

What's happening now March 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.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 41

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

YWCA USA
for YWCA USA · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS
for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
ULMAN PUBLIC POLICY & FEDERAL RELATIONS
for ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
for NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
MARIA FREESE
for NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
for NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

See all 41 filings →

Cosponsors 220

Mejia, Analilia

New Jersey · May 12, 2026

Menefee, Christian D.

Texas · Apr 20, 2026

Grijalva, Adelita S.

Arizona · Nov 19, 2025

Walkinshaw, James R.

Virginia · Sep 16, 2025

North Carolina · Mar 25, 2025

California · Mar 25, 2025

Rhode Island · Mar 25, 2025

Ansari, Yassamin

Arizona · Mar 25, 2025

Auchincloss, Jake

Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2025

Vermont · Mar 25, 2025

Barragán, Nanette Diaz

California · Mar 25, 2025

Ohio · Mar 25, 2025

Missouri · Mar 25, 2025

California · Mar 25, 2025

Beyer, Donald S.

Virginia · Mar 25, 2025

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Mar 25, 2025

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Mar 25, 2025

Boyle, Brendan F.

Pennsylvania · Mar 25, 2025

Brown, Shontel M.

Ohio · Mar 25, 2025

Brownley, Julia

California · Mar 25, 2025

Budzinski, Nikki

Illinois · Mar 25, 2025

Bynum, Janelle S.

Oregon · Mar 25, 2025

Carbajal, Salud O.

California · Mar 25, 2025

Indiana · Mar 25, 2025

Carter, Troy A.

Louisiana · Mar 25, 2025

Texas · Mar 25, 2025

Hawaii · Mar 25, 2025

Illinois · Mar 25, 2025

Florida · Mar 25, 2025

Castro, Joaquin

Texas · Mar 25, 2025

Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila

Florida · Mar 25, 2025

California · Mar 25, 2025

Cisneros, Gilbert Ray

California · Mar 25, 2025

Clark, Katherine M.

Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2025

Clarke, Yvette D.

New York · Mar 25, 2025

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Mar 25, 2025

Clyburn, James E.

South Carolina · Mar 25, 2025

Tennessee · Mar 25, 2025

Conaway, Herbert C.

New Jersey · Mar 25, 2025

Connolly, Gerald E.

Virginia · Mar 25, 2025

Correa, J. Luis

California · Mar 25, 2025

California · Mar 25, 2025

Connecticut · Mar 25, 2025

Minnesota · Mar 25, 2025

Crockett, Jasmine

Texas · Mar 25, 2025

Colorado · Mar 25, 2025

Texas · Mar 25, 2025

Davids, Sharice

Kansas · Mar 25, 2025

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Mar 25, 2025

Davis, Donald G.

North Carolina · Mar 25, 2025

Page 1 of 5 Next

Cite this page click to expand

APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 17: Paycheck Fairness Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-17/

MLA

"H.R. 17: Paycheck Fairness Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-17/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 17, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-17/.

Markdown link

[H.R. 17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-17/)

Report a problem