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 Tipton
CO
3 Republican No
Rep. Barry Loudermilk
GA
11 Republican No
Rep. Carol Miller
WV
1 Republican No
Rep. Mike Bost
IL
12 Republican No
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers 5 Republican No
Rep. Don Young
AK
At Large Republican No
Rep. Duncan D. Hunter
CA
50 Republican No
Rep. William Timmons
SC
4 Republican No
Rep. Billy Long
MO
7 Republican No
Rep. Mark Green
TN
7 Republican No
Rep. A. Drew Ferguson
GA
3 Republican No
Rep. Daniel Meuser
PA
9 Republican No
Rep. Martha Roby
AL
2 Republican No
Rep. Ted Yoho
FL
3 Republican No
Rep. Bill Huizenga
MI
4 Republican No
Rep. Warren Davidson
OH
8 Republican No
Rep. William M. Thornberry
TX
13 Republican No
Rep. Sam Graves
MO
6 Republican No
Rep. Mike Kelly
PA
16 Republican No
Rep. Denver Riggleman
VA
5 Republican No