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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This is Good for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 217
NAYs: 210

Legislator State District Sort descending Party Vote
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann
TN
3 Republican No
Rep. Thomas Suozzi
NY
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Van Taylor
TX
3 Republican No
Rep. Ruben Gallego
AZ
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Lori Trahan
MA
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Michael Guest
MS
3 Republican No
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler 3 Republican No
Rep. Steve Womack
AR
3 Republican No
Rep. John Yarmuth
KY
3 Democrat Yes
Rep. Clay Higgins
LA
3 Republican No
Rep. Hank Johnson
GA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Mike Johnson
LA
4 Republican No
Rep. Jim Jordan
OH
4 Republican No
Rep. Thomas Massie
KY
4 Republican No
Rep. Robert B. Aderholt
AL
4 Republican No
Rep. Betty McCollum
MN
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. A. Donald McEachin
VA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jake Auchincloss
MA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. James Baird
IN
4 Republican No
Rep. Gwen Moore
WI
4 Democrat Yes