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.
Vote result: Passed
YEAs: 217
NAYs: 210
Legislator Sort ascending | State | District | Party | Vote | |
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal | 7 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Chris Jacobs | 27 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Sara Jacobs | 51 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee | 18 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Ronny Jackson | 13 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Darrell Issa | 48 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Bill Huizenga | 4 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Jared Huffman | 2 | Democrat | Not Voting | ||
Rep. Richard Hudson | 9 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer | 5 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan | 6 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Steven Horsford | 4 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Trey Hollingsworth | 9 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Ashley Hinson | 2 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Jim Himes | 4 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. French Hill | 2 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Brian Higgins | 26 | Democrat | Yes | ||
Rep. Clay Higgins | 3 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Jody Hice | 10 | Republican | No | ||
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler | 3 | Republican | No |