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 Sort descending Party Vote
Rep. Steven Palazzo
MS
4 Republican No
Rep. Ken Buck
CO
4 Republican No
Rep. David E. Price
NC
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Ratcliffe
TX
4 Republican No
Rep. Kathleen Rice
NY
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Tom Cole
OK
4 Republican No
Rep. Madeleine Dean
PA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
OR
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Scott DesJarlais
TN
4 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Christopher H. Smith
NJ
4 Republican Yes
Rep. Greg Stanton
AZ
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ron Estes
KS
4 Republican No
Rep. Mike Thompson
CA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. William Timmons
SC
4 Republican No
Rep. Jesús García
IL
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bruce Westerman
AR
4 Republican No
Rep. Vicky Hartzler
MO
4 Republican No
Rep. Jim Himes
CT
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steven Horsford
NV
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bill Huizenga
MI
4 Republican No