Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
Latest action · Aug 27, 2024 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedAug 27, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 27, 2024 to Nov 18, 2024; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Aug 27, 2024 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Sep 9, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Nov 18, 2024 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 18, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Nov 18, 2024 |
Committees 2
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 Aug 27, 2024 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Aug 27, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 27, 2024Introduced in House
- Aug 27, 2024Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 170, no. 134, August 27, 2024, page H5016.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 17 | Paycheck Fairness Act | Related bill | Mar 10, 2023 |
| HR 4934 | Equal Pay for Equal Work Act | Reintroduction of | Aug 3, 2021 |
| HR 10239 | Equal Pay for Equal Work Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Sep 2, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 27, 2024Introduced 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.
