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.
Vote result: Passed
YEAs: 242
NAYs: 187
Legislator | State Sort descending | District | Party | Vote | |
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Rep. Chip Roy | 21 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson | 30 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Roger Williams | 25 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Brian Babin | 36 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. K. Michael Conaway | 11 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Michael C. Burgess | 26 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Bill Flores | 17 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Jodey Arrington | 19 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee | 18 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Will Hurd | 23 | Republican | Yes | ||
Rep. Al Green | 9 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Randy Weber | 14 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Colin Allred | 32 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. William M. Thornberry | 13 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Michael Cloud | 27 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Kay Granger | 12 | Republican | Not Voting | ||
Rep. Van Taylor | 3 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Kevin Brady | 8 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Veronica Escobar | 16 | Democrat | Yes |