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 Sort descending Party Vote
Rep. David McKinley
WV
1 Republican No
Rep. Carol Miller
WV
1 Republican No
Rep. Jack Bergman
MI
1 Republican No
Rep. Rob Bishop
UT
1 Republican No
Rep. Richard E. Neal
MA
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
OR
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Donald W. Norcross
NJ
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Tom O'Halleran
AZ
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Chris Pappas
NH
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. G. K. Butterfield
NC
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bradley Byrne
AL
1 Republican No
Rep. Chellie Pingree
ME
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Buddy Carter
GA
1 Republican No
Rep. Ed Case
HI
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steven J. Chabot
OH
1 Republican No
Rep. David Cicilline
RI
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. William Lacy Clay
MO
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Phil Roe
TN
1 Republican No
Rep. James Comer
KY
1 Republican No
Rep. Bobby L. Rush
IL
1 Democrat Yes