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. Betty McCollum
MN
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. A. Donald McEachin
VA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Jim McGovern
MA
2 Democrat Yes
Rep. Patrick T. McHenry
NC
10 Republican No
Rep. David McKinley
WV
1 Republican No
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers 5 Republican No
Rep. Jerry McNerney
CA
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
NY
5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Peter Meijer
MI
3 Republican No
Rep. Grace Meng
NY
6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Daniel Meuser
PA
9 Republican No
Rep. Kweisi Mfume
MD
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Carol Miller
WV
1 Republican No
Rep. Mary Miller
IL
15 Republican No
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks
IA
1 Republican No
Rep. John Moolenaar
MI
2 Republican No
Rep. Alex Mooney
WV
2 Republican No
Rep. Gwen Moore
WI
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Blake Moore
UT
1 Republican No
Rep. Barry Moore
AL
2 Republican No