Paycheck Fairness Act

Jun. 8, 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 would also 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. The Senate blocked this legislation on June 8, 2021.

 

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Vote result: Failed

YEAs: 49
NAYs: 50

Legislator State Sort ascending Party Vote
Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis
WY
Republican No
Sen. John Barrasso
WY
Republican No
Sen. Joe Manchin III
WV
Democrat Yes
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
WV
Republican No
Sen. Ron Johnson
WI
Republican No
Sen. Tammy Baldwin
WI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat Yes
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat Yes
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
VT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
ID ID Yes
Sen. Tim Kaine
VA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mike Lee
UT
Republican No
Sen. Mitt Romney
UT
Republican No
Sen. Ted Cruz
TX
Republican No
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
Republican No
Sen. Marsha Blackburn
TN
Republican No
Sen. Bill Hagerty
TN
Republican No
Sen. John Thune
SD
Republican No
Sen. Mike Rounds
SD
Republican No