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. Steven Palazzo
MS
4 Republican No
Rep. Garret Graves
LA
6 Republican No
Rep. Rick Crawford
AR
1 Republican No
Rep. John Carter
TX
31 Republican No
Rep. Denver Riggleman
VA
5 Republican No
Rep. Tom Graves
GA
14 Republican No
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
5 Republican No
Rep. Tom McClintock
CA
5 Republican No
Rep. Ron Estes
KS
4 Republican No
Rep. Buddy Carter
GA
1 Republican No
Rep. Richard Hudson
NC
9 Republican No
Rep. Pete Olson
TX
22 Republican No
Rep. Kay Granger
TX
12 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Michael McCaul
TX
10 Republican No
Rep. Tom Rice
SC
7 Republican No
Rep. Bruce Westerman
AR
4 Republican No
Rep. Van Taylor
TX
3 Republican No
Rep. Austin Scott
GA
8 Republican No
Rep. Kevin McCarthy
CA
20 Republican No
Rep. Brad Wenstrup
OH
2 Republican No