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. Bruce Westerman
AR
4 Republican No
Rep. Vicky Hartzler
MO
4 Republican No
Rep. Jim Himes
CT
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steven Horsford
NV
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bill Huizenga
MI
4 Republican No
Rep. Hank Johnson
GA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mike Johnson
LA
4 Republican No
Rep. Jim Jordan
OH
4 Republican No
Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III
MA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steve King
IA
4 Republican No
Rep. Thomas Massie
KY
4 Republican No
Rep. Ben McAdams
UT
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Robert B. Aderholt
AL
4 Republican No
Rep. Betty McCollum
MN
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. A. Donald McEachin
VA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. James Baird
IN
4 Republican No
Rep. Gwen Moore
WI
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Dan Newhouse 4 Republican No
Rep. Anthony Brown
MD
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steven Palazzo
MS
4 Republican No