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 Sort descending State Party Vote
Sen. Jerry Moran
KS
Republican No
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
AK
Republican No
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
CT
Democrat Yes
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat Yes
Sen. Jon Ossoff
GA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Alex Padilla
CA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Rand Paul
KY
Republican No
Sen. Gary Peters
MI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Rob Portman
OH
Republican No
Sen. Jack Reed
RI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Jim Risch
ID
Republican No
Sen. Mitt Romney
UT
Republican No
Sen. Jacky Rosen
NV
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mike Rounds
SD
Republican No
Sen. Marco Rubio
FL
Republican No
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
ID ID Yes
Sen. Ben Sasse
NE
Republican No
Sen. Brian Schatz
HI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Charles E. Schumer
NY
Democrat Yes
Sen. Tim Scott
SC
Republican No