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.
Vote result: Passed
YEAs: 242
NAYs: 187
Legislator | State | District | Party Sort descending | Vote | |
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Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman | 12 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III | 4 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. John Garamendi | 8 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Harley Rouda | 48 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Grace Meng | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Xochitl Torres Small | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier | 10 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Judy Chu | 28 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Dave Loebsack | 2 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Denny Heck | 10 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Elissa Slotkin | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester | At Large | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ruben Gallego | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Sharice Davids | 3 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Justin Amash | 3 | Independent Independent | No | ||
Rep. Liz Cheney | At Large | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Trent Kelly | 1 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Mike Gallagher | 8 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. John Curtis | 3 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Mark Meadows | 11 | Republican | No |