Paycheck Fairness Act

Apr. 9, 2014 | S. 2199
The Paycheck Fairness Act would have required employers to demonstrate that wage gaps between men and women doing the same work were actually due to factors besides gender. It also would have prohibited retaliation against workers who shared salary information or inquired about their employers' wage practices. The bill would have brought Equal Pay Act remedies and class action procedures into conformance with those available for other civil rights claims, and required the Labor Department to provide training and collect wage information. The bill failed.

This is Good for working people.

Vote result: Failed

YEAs: 53
NAYs: 44

Legislator State Sort descending Party Vote
Sen. Mark Begich
AK
Democrat Yes
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
AK
Republican No
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican No
Sen. Jeff Sessions
AL
Republican No
Sen. John Boozman
AR
Republican No
Sen. Mark Pryor
AR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jeff Flake
AZ
Republican No
Sen. John McCain
AZ
Republican No
Sen. Barbara Boxer
CA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
CA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Udall
CO
Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
CT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
CT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Christopher A. Coons
DE
Democrat Yes
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat Yes
Sen. Bill Nelson
FL
Democrat Yes
Sen. Marco Rubio
FL
Republican No
Sen. Saxby Chambliss
GA
Republican No
Sen. Johnny Isakson
GA
Republican No