Fair Pay Act of 2001
Latest action · Apr 3, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 3, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits the discharge of or any other discrimination against an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act, or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it.
Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert fees as part of the costs awarded to prevailing plaintiffs. Allows any such action to be maintained as a class action.
Requires employers subject to such prohibition to: (1) preserve records which document and support the method, system, calculations, and other bases used by the employer in establishing, adjusting, and determining the wages paid to their employees, for periods of time prescribed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); and (2) make reports to the EEOC.
Directs the EEOC to: (1) undertake studies and provide information and technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning effective means available to implement this Act; (2) carry on a continuing program of research, education, and technical assistance with specified components related to the purposes of this Act; and (3) include a separate evaluation and appraisal regarding the implementation of this Act in its annual report to the Congress.
Makes conforming amendments relating to congressional and executive branch employees to the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and the Presidential and Executive Office Accountability Act.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 3, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-MN | Paul D. Wellstone | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Robert G. Torricelli | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Apr 3, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3350-3351)
- Apr 3, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3350, S3351 | Paul D. Wellstone D-MN, Tom Harkin D-IA | Apr 3, 2001 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national original, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fair Pay Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative procedure
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil rights enforcement
- Class actions (Civil procedure)
- Commerce
- Confidential communications
- Congress
- Congressional employees
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Damages
- Disciplining of employees
- Discrimination in employment
- Dismissal of employees
- Employers' liability
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Equal pay for equal work
- Expert witnesses
- Federal employees
- Fees
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publications
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Labor and Employment
- Labor statistics
- Labor unions
- Law
- Legal fees
- Minimum wages
- Overtime
- Pay equity
- Position classification
- Punitive damages
- Racial discrimination
- Right of privacy
- Salaries
- Sex discrimination in employment
- Small business
- Wage restitution
- Wage surveys
- Wages
- Whistle blowing
- Women
- Women's employment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2001Introduced in Senate
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