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. David Kustoff
TN
8 Republican No
Rep. Michael Waltz
FL
6 Republican No
Rep. Van Taylor
TX
3 Republican No
Sen. Ted Budd
NC
Republican No
Rep. Paul Gosar
AZ
9 Republican No
Rep. Kelly Armstrong
ND
At Large Republican No
Rep. Doug Collins
GA
9 Republican No
Rep. Jackie Walorski
IN
2 Republican No
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler
PA
14 Republican No
Rep. Larry Bucshon
IN
8 Republican No
Rep. Lance Gooden
TX
5 Republican No
Rep. David Schweikert
AZ
1 Republican No
Rep. Mark Amodei
NV
2 Republican No
Rep. Tom Cole
OK
4 Republican No
Rep. Mark Walker
NC
6 Republican No
Rep. Tom Reed
NY
23 Republican Yes
Rep. Ken Buck
CO
4 Republican No
Rep. Tom Emmer
MN
6 Republican No
Rep. Greg Walden
OR
2 Republican No
Rep. John Ratcliffe
TX
4 Republican No