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. Mike Kelly
PA
16 Republican No
Rep. Denver Riggleman
VA
5 Republican No
Rep. Ron Wright
TX
6 Republican No
Rep. John Curtis
UT
3 Republican No
Rep. Richard Hudson
NC
9 Republican No
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
5 Republican No
Rep. Liz Cheney
WY
At Large Republican No
Rep. Tom Graves
GA
14 Republican No
Rep. Trent Kelly
MS
1 Republican No
Rep. Ron Estes
KS
4 Republican No
Rep. Rob Woodall
GA
7 Republican No
Rep. Steven J. Chabot
OH
1 Republican No
Rep. Kay Granger
TX
12 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Mark Meadows
NC
11 Republican No
Rep. Tom Rice
SC
7 Republican No
Rep. Rob Bishop
UT
1 Republican No
Rep. Van Taylor
TX
3 Republican No
Rep. Steve Womack
AR
3 Republican No
Rep. Austin Scott
GA
8 Republican No
Rep. Robert J. Wittman
VA
1 Republican No