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. Trent Kelly
MS
1 Republican No
Rep. John Curtis
UT
3 Republican No
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
NE
1 Republican No
Rep. Liz Cheney
WY
At Large Republican No
Rep. Glenn Grothman
WI
6 Republican No
Rep. Mike Simpson
ID
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Mark Meadows
NC
11 Republican No
Rep. Bill Flores
TX
17 Republican No
Rep. Steven J. Chabot
OH
1 Republican No
Rep. Francis Rooney
FL
19 Republican No
Rep. Rob Bishop
UT
1 Republican No
Rep. John Shimkus
IL
15 Republican No
Rep. Michael Waltz
FL
6 Republican No
Rep. Harold Rogers
KY
5 Republican No
Rep. Morgan Griffith
VA
9 Republican No
Rep. John Katko
NY
24 Republican No
Rep. David McKinley
WV
1 Republican No
Rep. Jackie Walorski
IN
2 Republican No
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann
TN
3 Republican No