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. Scott DesJarlais
TN
4 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Roger Williams
TX
25 Republican No
Rep. Kevin Hern
OK
1 Republican No
Rep. Martha Roby
AL
2 Republican No
Rep. William M. Thornberry
TX
13 Republican No
Rep. Rick Allen
GA
12 Republican No
Rep. Michael Cloud
TX
27 Republican No
Rep. Denver Riggleman
VA
5 Republican No
Rep. Glenn Thompson
PA
15 Republican No
Rep. Steven Palazzo
MS
4 Republican No
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
5 Republican No
Rep. Tom McClintock
CA
5 Republican No
Rep. Ben Cline
VA
6 Republican No
Rep. Susan Brooks
IN
5 Republican No
Rep. Mike Gallagher
WI
8 Republican No
Rep. Robert B. Aderholt
AL
4 Republican No
Rep. Bruce Westerman
AR
4 Republican No
Rep. Michael McCaul
TX
10 Republican No
Rep. Tom Rice
SC
7 Republican No
Rep. Mo Brooks
AL
5 Republican No