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 ascending Vote
Rep. Debbie Lesko
AZ
8 Republican No
Rep. William Timmons
SC
4 Republican No
Rep. Bradley Byrne
AL
1 Republican No
Rep. Dusty Johnson
SD
At Large Republican No
Rep. Gary Palmer
AL
6 Republican No
Rep. James Baird
IN
4 Republican No
Rep. Tim Walberg
MI
5 Republican No
Rep. Paul Cook
CA
8 Republican No
Rep. Martha Roby
AL
2 Republican No
Rep. Virginia Foxx
NC
5 Republican No
Rep. William M. Thornberry
TX
13 Republican No
Rep. Bill Johnson
OH
6 Republican No
Rep. Don Bacon
NE
2 Republican No
Rep. Brett Guthrie
KY
2 Republican No
Rep. Ann Wagner
MO
2 Republican No
Rep. Denver Riggleman
VA
5 Republican No
Rep. Glenn Thompson
PA
15 Republican No
Rep. Mike Johnson
LA
4 Republican No
Rep. Steven Palazzo
MS
4 Republican No
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
5 Republican No