Paycheck Fairness Act

Apr. 15, 2021 | H.R. 7

The Paycheck Fairness Act would update the Equal Pay Act. Although the 1963 law made it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to male and female employees for the same work, wage disparities persist in both the private and public sectors, at every educational level, across the country. 

This bill would require employers to demonstrate that wage gaps truly result from factors unrelated to gender and prohibit retaliation against workers who discuss their pay with co-workers. It also would bring remedies and class-action procedures into conformance with those available for other civil rights claims, and strengthen the government’s ability to identify and remedy discrimination by requiring employers to report pay data to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. This bill passed the House on April 15, 2021.

 

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 217
NAYs: 210

Legislator Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Kathy Castor
FL
14 Democrat Yes
Rep. Joaquín Castro
TX
20 Democrat Yes
Rep. Madison Cawthorn
NC
11 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Steven J. Chabot
OH
1 Republican No
Rep. Liz Cheney
WY
At Large Republican No
Rep. Judy Chu
CA
28 Democrat Yes
Rep. David Cicilline
RI
1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Katherine Clark
MA
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke
NY
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II
MO
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ben Cline
VA
6 Republican No
Rep. Michael Cloud
TX
27 Republican No
Rep. James E. Clyburn
SC
6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Andrew Clyde
GA
9 Republican No
Rep. Steve Cohen
TN
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Tom Cole
OK
4 Republican No
Rep. James Comer
KY
1 Republican No
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
VA
11 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jim Cooper
TN
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. J. Luis Correa
CA
46 Democrat Yes