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April 15, 2021 | H. R. 7

Despite the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which made it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to male and female employees for the same work, the gender wage gap persists in the private and public sector at every educational level. The gender wage gap cost women and their families thousands of dollars over their lifetime. Many struggling working families could use that potential money to make their ends meet and build better lives for themselves.

The Paycheck Fairness Act would give employees the right to ask and know what their colleagues earn, without fear of retaliation from their employers. If pay discrepancy was found between a female and male employee doing the same work, the employer would be required to prove that the discrepancy was a result of factors other than gender. In addition, the bill strengthens government agencies ability to identity and remedy systematic wage discrimination. Under the bill, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is directed to develop regulations to collect wage data and the Department of Labor (DOL) is instructed to use its investigative power to uncover wage discrimination, especially amongst their federal contractors.

 

This is Good for working people.

Vote result:
Passed

YEAs: 217 | NAYs: 210
Legislator Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Michelle Fischbach MN 7 Republican No
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald WI 5 Republican No
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick PA 1 Republican Yes
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann TN 3 Republican No
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher TX 7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry NE 1 Republican No
Rep. Bill Foster IL 11 Democrat Yes
Rep. Virginia Foxx NC 5 Republican No
Rep. Lois Frankel FL 22 Democrat Yes
Rep. Scott Franklin FL 18 Republican No
Rep. Russ Fulcher ID 1 Republican No
Rep. Matt Gaetz FL 1 Republican No
Rep. Mike Gallagher WI 8 Republican No
Rep. Ruben Gallego AZ 3 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Garamendi CA 8 Democrat Yes
Rep. Andrew Garbarino NY 2 Republican No
Rep. Sylvia Garcia TX 29 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jesús García IL 4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mike Garcia CA 27 Republican No
Rep. Bob Gibbs OH 7 Republican No