Pay Equity for All Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 14, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pay Equity for All Act of 2016
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make it an unlawful practice for an employer to:
- screen prospective employees based on their previous wages or salary histories;
- seek the previous wages or salary history of any prospective employee from any current or former employer of such employee; or
- discharge or in any other manner retaliate against any current or prospective employee because the employee opposed any act or practice made unlawful by the Act, or made or is about to make a complaint relating to any such act or practice, or testified or is about to testify, assist, or participate in any manner in an investigation or proceeding relating to any such act or practice.
The bill prescribes penalties for violations.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2016 to Nov 29, 2016; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Sep 14, 2016 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Sep 14, 2016 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Sep 14, 2016 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 20, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 27, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 27, 2016 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Nov 29, 2016 |
Committees 1
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 Sep 14, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2016Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2016Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1269)
- Sep 14, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1269 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Sep 14, 2016 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 139, September 14, 2016, page H5501.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2418 | Pay Equity for All Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | May 11, 2017 |
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 prohibit certain practices by employers relating to restrictions on discussion of employees' and prospective employees' salary and benefit history, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pay Equity for All Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
