HCONRES 55 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.

Introduced Oct 21, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 21, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.

  1. IntroducedOct 21, 2021
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached
  3. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

This concurrent resolution recognizes the disparity between wages paid to Latina women, and its impact on women, families, and the nation and reaffirms Congress' commitment to supporting equal pay and to narrowing the gender wage gap.



Cosponsors 88

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 21, 2021 to Nov 3, 2021, with 85 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-TXAl GreenOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalOct 21, 2021
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalOct 21, 2021
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 21, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Oct 21, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  3. Oct 21, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5772)

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SCONRES 50A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men as compared to wages paid to Latina women.Related billDec 8, 2022
HCONRES 122Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.Related billDec 8, 2022

Subjects

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

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  1. Oct 21, 2021Introduced in House

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