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 Party Sort descending Vote
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler 3 Republican No
Rep. Randy Weber
TX
14 Republican No
Rep. Mike Bost
IL
12 Republican No
Rep. Debbie Lesko
AZ
8 Republican No
Rep. Gary Palmer
AL
6 Republican No
Rep. Kevin Hern
OK
1 Republican No
Rep. Warren Davidson
OH
8 Republican No
Rep. Scott DesJarlais
TN
4 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Steven Watkins
KS
2 Republican No
Rep. Ross Spano
FL
15 Republican No
Rep. John Rutherford
FL
5 Republican No
Rep. Steven Palazzo
MS
4 Republican No
Rep. John Curtis
UT
3 Republican No
Rep. Mike Gallagher
WI
8 Republican No
Rep. Liz Cheney
WY
At Large Republican No
Rep. Tom McClintock
CA
5 Republican No
Rep. Rob Bishop
UT
1 Republican No
Rep. Matt Gaetz
FL
1 Republican No
Rep. Pete Olson
TX
22 Republican No
Rep. John Joyce
PA
13 Republican No