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. Rick Scott
FL
Republican No
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
NH
Democrat Yes
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican No
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
ID ID Yes
Sen. Tina Smith
MN
Democrat Yes
Sen. Debbie Stabenow
MI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
Republican No
Sen. Jon Tester
MT
Democrat Yes
Sen. John Thune
SD
Republican No
Sen. Thom Tillis
NC
Republican No
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey
PA
Republican No
Sen. Tommy Tuberville
AL
Republican No
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
MD
Democrat Yes
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Raphael Warnock
GA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
MA
Democrat Yes
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
Democrat Yes
Sen. Roger Wicker
MS
Republican No
Sen. Ron Wyden
OR
Democrat Yes
Sen. Todd Young
IN
Republican No