Congress 116 - HR 7 - Paycheck Fairness Act

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Paycheck Fairness Act

This bill addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex. It amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination.

The bill directs the Department of Labor to (1) establish and carry out a grant program for negotiation skills training programs to address pay disparities, including through outreach to women and girls; (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women; (3) report on the gender pay gap in the teenage labor workforce; and (4) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination.

The Secretary of Labor's National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace is established for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women.

The bill requires the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and ethnic identity of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall continue collecting data on women workers in the Current Employment Statistics survey.

The bill sets forth prohibitions and requirements regarding the wage history of prospective employees.

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Apr 3, 2019

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.
Apr 2, 2019

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Mar 28, 2019

Received in the Senate.
Mar 27, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 27, 2019

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 187 (Roll no. 134). (text: CR H2860-2863)
Mar 27, 2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 242 - 187 (Roll no. 134).(text: CR H2860-2863)
Mar 27, 2019

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 191 - 236 (Roll no. 133).
Mar 27, 2019

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx motion to recommit with instructions. Pending the reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to limit any contingent attorney's fees to 49% of any judgement awarded to the plaintiff or plaintiffs. Subsequently, the point of order was withdrawn.
Mar 27, 2019

Ms. Foxx (NC) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and Labor. (text: CR H2872-2874)
Mar 27, 2019

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mar 27, 2019

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mar 27, 2019

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 7.
Mar 27, 2019

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendment number 7, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 9.
Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lawrence amendment No. 8.
Mar 27, 2019

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Beyer amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Beyer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 7.
Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jayapal amendment No. 5.
Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Byrne amendment No. 4.
Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Torres amendment No. 3.
Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Torres amendment No. 2.
Mar 27, 2019

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 252, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Foxx amendment No. 1.
Mar 27, 2019

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 7.
Mar 27, 2019

The Speaker designated the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
Mar 27, 2019

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 252 and Rule XVIII.
Mar 27, 2019

The resolution provides for one hour debate on H.R. 7 and H.Res. 124.
Mar 27, 2019

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 252. (consideration: CR H2848-2875)
Mar 25, 2019

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 252 Reported to House. The resolution provides for one hour debate on H.R. 7 and H.Res. 124.
Mar 18, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 6.
Mar 18, 2019

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-18.
Feb 26, 2019

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 20.
Feb 26, 2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 30, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 30, 2019

Introduced in House

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