Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of a women's economic bill of rights.
Latest action · Mar 6, 2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2014
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Women's Economic Bill of Rights Resolution of 2014 - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should support efforts that guarantee: (1) equal pay for equal work; and (2) fair treatment in the workplace, including reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers.
Declares that Congress should support efforts that guarantee, for women and men: (1) access to paid family and medical leave; (2) economic and retirement security; and (3) fair access to business capital, federal contracts, and a marketplace conducive to small business growth.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2014 to Mar 14, 2014, with 32 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Mar 6, 2014 |
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- Mar 6, 2014Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
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- Mar 6, 2014Introduced in House
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