Paycheck Fairness Act

Mar. 27, 2019 | H.R. 7

The Paycheck Fairness Act provides targeted remedies designed to update the 1963 Equal Pay Act. It requires employers to demonstrate that wage gaps between men and women doing the same work truly result from factors unrelated to gender. It prohibits employers’ use of prior salary history in setting pay for new hires and employer retaliation against workers who discuss their pay with coworkers. Last, H.R. 7 brings Equal Pay Act remedies and class action procedures into conformance with those available for other civil rights claims, and strengthens the government’s ability to identify and remedy systematic wage discrimination by requiring employers to report pay data to the EEOC. The bill passed the House on March 27, 2019.

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 242
NAYs: 187

Legislator State District Sort descending Party Vote
Rep. Daniel Lipinski
IL
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Frank D. Lucas
OK
3 Republican No
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
3 Republican No
Rep. Justin Amash
MI
3 Independent Independent No
Rep. Cynthia Axne
IA
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jim Banks
IN
3 Republican No
Rep. Joyce Beatty
OH
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Earl Blumenauer
OR
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Dean Phillips
MN
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mike D. Rogers
AL
3 Republican No
Rep. John Sarbanes
MD
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Curtis
UT
3 Republican No
Rep. Sharice Davids
KS
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Robert C. Scott
VA
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
CT
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Adrian Smith
NE
3 Republican No
Rep. Jeffrey Duncan
SC
3 Republican No
Rep. Dwight Evans
PA
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. A. Drew Ferguson
GA
3 Republican No
Rep. Thomas Suozzi
NY
3 Democrat Yes