Paycheck Fairness Act
Latest action · Aug 1, 2008 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2007
- Passed HouseJul 31, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Paycheck Fairness Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for, enforcement of, and exceptions to prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages.
Revises the exception to the prohibition for a wage rate differential based on any other factor other than sex. Limits such factors to bona fide factors, such as education, training, or experience.
States that the bona fide factor defense shall apply only if the employer demonstrates that such factor: (1) is not based upon or derived from a sex-based differential in compensation; (2) is job-related with respect to the position in question; and (3) is consistent with business necessity. Avers that such defense shall not apply where the employee demonstrates that: (1) an alternative employment practice exists that would serve the same business purpose without producing such differential; and (2) the employer has refused to adopt such alternative practice.
Revises the prohibition against employer retaliation for employee complaints. Prohibits retaliation for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing the wages of the employee or another employee in response to a complaint or charge, or in furtherance of a sex discrimination investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, or an investigation conducted by the employer.
Makes employers who violate sex discrimination prohibitions liable in a civil action for either compensatory or (except for the federal government) punitive damages.
States that any action brought to enforce the prohibition against sex discrimination may be maintained as a class action in which individuals may be joined as party plaintiffs without their written consent.
Authorizes the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages in a sex discrimination action.
(Sec. 4) 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.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for negotiation skills training programs for girls and women. Directs the Secretaries of Labor and Education to issue regulations or policy guidance to integrate such training into certain programs under their Departments.
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to conduct studies and provide information to employers, labor organizations, and the general public regarding the means available to eliminate pay disparities between men and women.
(Sec. 7) Establishes the Secretary of Labor's National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace for an employer has made substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women.
(Sec. 8) Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the EEOC to collect from employers pay information data regarding the sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in the enforcement of federal laws prohibiting pay discrimination.
(Sec. 9) Directs: (1) the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to continue to collect data on woman workers in the Current Employment Statistics survey; (2) the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to use specified types of methods in investigating compensation discrimination and in enforcing pay equity; and (3) the Secretary to make accurate information on compensation discrimination readily available to the public.
(Sec. 10) Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits the earmarking of such funds.
(Sec. 11) Directs the Secretary and the Commissioner of the EEOC jointly to develop technical assistance material to assist small businesses to comply with the requirements of this Act.
Recorded votes 6
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 556 | On Passage | Passed247–178 | Jul 31, 2008 |
| House 555 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed189–236 | Jul 31, 2008 |
| House 554 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to410–16 | Jul 31, 2008 |
| House 553 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to397–29 | Jul 31, 2008 |
| House 552 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to426–1 | Jul 31, 2008 |
Cosponsors 230
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2007 to Jul 23, 2008; 48 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-WI | David R. Obey | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Mar 8, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Mar 28, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Mar 28, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | May 17, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 17, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jun 12, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-PA | John P. Murtha | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Tim Mahoney | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Zachary T. Space | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Harry E. Mitchell | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jul 23, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2007Markup Jul 24, 2008Reported Jul 28, 2008 |
| Workforce Protections Subcommittee | Referred Jun 5, 2007Hearings Jul 11, 2007Discharged Jul 24, 2008 | |
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2008 |
Actions 42
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 31, 2008Rule H. Res. 1388 passed House.
- Jul 31, 2008Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1388. (consideration: CR H7678-7681)
- Jul 31, 2008Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1338 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
- Jul 31, 2008House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1388 and Rule XVIII.
In the Congressional Record 10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1731 | Carol Shea-Porter D-NH | Sep 9, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1682, E1686, E1695, E1698 | Betty McCollum D-MN, Carolyn C. Kilpatrick D-MI, Mark Udall D-CO, Rush Holt D-NJ | Aug 1, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7637–H7642, H7678–H7704, H7701–H7703, H7705Text printed H7637Amendments H7642, H7691, H7693, H7695, H7696, H7697Motions H7701Recorded votes H7676, H7698, H7699, H7700, H7701, H7703, H7704Altmire amendment (delay implementation and develop technical assistance materials to assist small businesses with compliance)Cazayoux amendment (business and industry compliance with all applicable immigration laws)consideration (H. Res. 1388), previous questionenactGiffords amendment (clarify legal standard for punitive damages for wage discrimination based on sex to require malice or reckless indifference)Price of Georgia amendment (delay implementation until a study is conducted examining effect on employer recruiting and hiring)Price of Georgia motion to recommit (national energy policy)Rulings of the chair H7702 | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA, Barbara Lee D-CA, Betty Sutton D-OH, Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL, Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH, Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. D-LA (amendment), Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Fortney Pete Stark D-CA, Gabrielle Giffords D-AZ (amendment), Gene Green D-TX, George Miller D-CA, Hilda L. Solis D-CA, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon R-CA, James R. Langevin D-RI, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Jason Altmire D-PA (amendment), Jeff Flake R-AZ (amendment), Joe Baca D-CA, Joe Wilson R-SC, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, John D. Dingell D-MI, Kathy Castor D-FL, Laura Richardson D-CA, Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL (amendment), Linda T. Sánchez D-CA, Lois Capps D-CA, Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY, Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA, Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA, Marcy Kaptur D-OH, Mazie K. Hirono D-HI, Melissa L. Bean D-IL (amendment), Michael M. Honda D-CA, Peter Welch D-VT, Phil Hare D-IL, Robert E. Andrews D-NJ, Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Susan A. Davis D-CA, Tom Price R-GA (amendment, motion), Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jul 31, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1268 | Charles B. Rangel D-NY | Jun 18, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5115 | Jackie Speier D-CA | Jun 10, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 25, 2008H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on July 23, 2008</p>
- Jul 25, 2008H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on July 23, 2008
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-802 | BARRIERS TO JUSTICE: EXAMINING EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK105 pages | Judiciary Committee | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-54 | THE PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT (H.R. 1338)68 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Jul 11, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-24 | STRENGTHENING THE MIDDLE CLASS: ENSURING EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN67 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Apr 24, 2007 |
Amendments 6
Amendments offered to this bill.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 766 | Paycheck Fairness Act | Related bill | Mar 6, 2007 |
| HRES 1388 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1338) 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. | Procedurally related | Jul 31, 2008 |
Titles 4
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
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Paycheck Fairness Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Paycheck Fairness Act
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Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2008Referred in Senate
- Jul 31, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jul 28, 2008Reported in House
- Mar 6, 2007Introduced in House
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