HR 3853 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Pink Tax Repeal Act

Introduced Jun 11, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Jackie Speier D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 14, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 11, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Pink Tax Repeal Act

This bill prohibits product manufacturers or service providers from selling substantially similar products at different prices based on the gender of the intended purchaser. If, for example, the only difference between two products is the color, they are substantially similar.

The bill provides authority for the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to enforce these requirements.

Cosponsors 61

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2021 to Jun 7, 2022; 45 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalJun 11, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-CATed LieuOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJun 11, 2021
R-NYTom ReedOriginalJun 11, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresJun 15, 2021
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeJun 15, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneyJun 15, 2021
D-CARo KhannaJun 15, 2021
D-NHAnn M. KusterJun 16, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenAug 31, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneFeb 15, 2022
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonFeb 15, 2022
D-CAAnna G. EshooFeb 18, 2022
D-TXAl GreenMay 6, 2022
D-NYJamaal BowmanMay 6, 2022
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyMay 27, 2022
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMay 27, 2022
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeMay 27, 2022
D-CODiana DeGetteJun 7, 2022
D-MALori TrahanJun 7, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 11, 2021
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee
Referred Jun 14, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
  2. Jun 11, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jun 11, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H4010Jackie Speier D-CAMar 31, 2022

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 102, June 11, 2021, page H2710.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 117-87LEGISLATIVE HEARING TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AND STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMY VIA WEBEX251 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeMay 26, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if such products or services are priced differently based on the gender of the individuals for whose use the products are intended or marketed or for whom the services are performed or offered.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Pink Tax Repeal Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 11, 2021Introduced in House

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