HR 1688 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Paycheck Fairness Act

Introduced Apr 9, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT

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Latest action · May 2, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 9, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages to: (1) add nonretaliation requirements; (2) increase penalties; and (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages.

Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination.

Directs the Secretary to provide for certain studies, information, a national summit, guidelines, awards, and assistance for employer evaluations of job categories based on objective criteria.

Establishes the National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace.

Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the EEOC to collect certain pay information.

Cosponsors 116

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2003 to Sep 15, 2004; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalApr 9, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-GADavid ScottOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CALois CappsOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MNMartin Olav SaboOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-WANorman D. DicksOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-MORichard A. GephardtOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalApr 9, 2003
D-OREarl BlumenauerApr 11, 2003
D-CALoretta SanchezApr 11, 2003
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoApr 11, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyApr 11, 2003
D-OHSherrod BrownApr 11, 2003
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMay 8, 2003
D-ORDavid WuMay 8, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerMay 8, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezMay 8, 2003
D-MISander M. LevinMay 8, 2003
D-OHTed StricklandMay 8, 2003
D-NYTimothy H. BishopMay 8, 2003
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezMay 22, 2003
D-WARick LarsenMay 22, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesMay 22, 2003
D-NJSteven R. RothmanMay 22, 2003
D-OHTim RyanMay 22, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntJun 16, 2003
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Jun 16, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJun 16, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerJun 16, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 16, 2003
D-MAJohn F. TierneyJun 16, 2003
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJun 16, 2003
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJun 16, 2003
D-NYSteve IsraelJun 16, 2003
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaJul 16, 2003
D-WABrian BairdJul 16, 2003
D-CAEllen O. TauscherJul 16, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyJul 16, 2003
D-COMark UdallJul 16, 2003
D-CAMaxine WatersJul 16, 2003
D-MEMichael H. MichaudJul 16, 2003
D-FLPeter DeutschJul 16, 2003
D-NJRush HoltJul 16, 2003
D-NMTom UdallJul 16, 2003
D-ARVic SnyderJul 16, 2003
D-CABob FilnerJul 24, 2003
D-GADenise L. MajetteJul 24, 2003
D-MDSteny H. HoyerSep 5, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOct 15, 2003
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOct 15, 2003
D-CATom LantosOct 15, 2003
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnNov 19, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisNov 19, 2003
D-CADiane E. WatsonNov 19, 2003
D-TXGene GreenNov 19, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanNov 19, 2003
D-MNJames L. OberstarNov 19, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Nov 19, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldNov 19, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyNov 19, 2003
D-TXNick LampsonNov 19, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallNov 19, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerNov 19, 2003
D-WIRon KindNov 19, 2003
D-NVShelley BerkleyNov 19, 2003
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Nov 21, 2003
D-MIJohn D. DingellNov 21, 2003
D-ORDarlene HooleyDec 8, 2003
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardDec 8, 2003
D-CABrad ShermanJan 28, 2004
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanJan 28, 2004
D-MARichard E. NealMar 16, 2004
D-NJRobert MenendezApr 20, 2004
D-NCBob EtheridgeMay 5, 2004
D-NYCharles B. RangelMay 5, 2004
D-NJDonald M. PayneMay 5, 2004
D-CAZoe LofgrenMay 5, 2004
D-CAAnna G. EshooJun 17, 2004
D-NCDavid E. PriceJun 17, 2004
D-PARobert A. BradySep 7, 2004
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoSep 15, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Apr 9, 2003
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee
Referred May 2, 2003
Workforce Protections Subcommittee
Referred May 2, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
  2. May 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
  3. Apr 9, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Apr 9, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In the Congressional Record 3

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H2046Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DCApr 1, 2004
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E722Transcripts E722Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DCApr 10, 2003
HouseDebate and remarks H2944Rosa L. DeLauro D-CTApr 9, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Paycheck Fairness Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 9, 2003Introduced in House

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