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June 8, 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:
Failed

YEAs: 49 | NAYs: 50
Legislator Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. Jerry Moran KS Republican No
Sen. Lisa Murkowski AK Republican No
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy CT Democrat Yes
Sen. Patty Murray WA Democrat Yes
Sen. Jon Ossoff GA Democrat Yes
Sen. Alex Padilla CA Democrat Yes
Sen. Rand Paul KY Republican No
Sen. Gary Peters MI Democrat Yes
Sen. Rob Portman OH Republican No
Sen. Jack Reed RI Democrat Yes
Sen. Jim Risch ID Republican No
Sen. Mitt Romney UT Republican No
Sen. Jacky Rosen NV Democrat Yes
Sen. Mike Rounds SD Republican No
Sen. Marco Rubio FL Republican No
Sen. Bernard Sanders VT ID ID Yes
Sen. Ben Sasse NE Republican No
Sen. Brian Schatz HI Democrat Yes
Sen. Charles E. Schumer NY Democrat Yes
Sen. Tim Scott SC Republican No