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 ascending Vote
Rep. Michael Guest
MS
3 Republican No
Rep. Tom McClintock
CA
5 Republican No
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
NE
1 Republican No
Rep. Ben Cline
VA
6 Republican No
Rep. Susan Brooks
IN
5 Republican No
Rep. Glenn Grothman
WI
6 Republican No
Rep. Michael McCaul
TX
10 Republican No
Rep. Robert B. Aderholt
AL
4 Republican No
Rep. Bill Flores
TX
17 Republican No
Rep. Greg Steube
FL
17 Republican No
Rep. Bruce Westerman
AR
4 Republican No
Rep. Pete Olson
TX
22 Republican No
Rep. Mo Brooks
AL
5 Republican No
Rep. Kevin McCarthy
CA
20 Republican No
Rep. Bill Posey
FL
8 Republican No
Rep. Bryan Steil
WI
1 Republican No
Rep. Brad Wenstrup
OH
2 Republican No
Rep. Robert E. Latta
OH
5 Republican No
Rep. Morgan Griffith
VA
9 Republican No
Rep. Rodney Davis
IL
13 Republican Yes