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. Brian Mast
FL
21 Republican No
Rep. Scott DesJarlais
TN
4 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Tim Walberg
MI
5 Republican No
Rep. Kevin Hern
OK
1 Republican No
Rep. Doug Lamborn
CO
5 Republican No
Rep. Martha Roby
AL
2 Republican No
Rep. Glenn Thompson
PA
15 Republican No
Rep. Rick Crawford
AR
1 Republican No
Rep. Thomas Massie
KY
4 Republican No
Rep. Ann Wagner
MO
2 Republican No
Rep. John Carter
TX
31 Republican No
Rep. Denver Riggleman
VA
5 Republican No
Rep. Dan Newhouse 4 Republican No
Rep. Mike Gallagher
WI
8 Republican No
Sen. Roger Marshall
KS
Republican No
Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
5 Republican No
Rep. Buddy Carter
GA
1 Republican No
Rep. Doug LaMalfa
CA
1 Republican No
Rep. John Joyce
PA
13 Republican No
Rep. Kenny Marchant
TX
24 Republican No