HR 17 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Paycheck Fairness Act

Latest action · Mar 25, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 25, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 221

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026; 216 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam GrayOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MDApril McClain DelaneyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-VTBecca BalintOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILBill FosterOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalMar 25, 2025
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-COBrittany PettersenOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NHChris PappasOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-LACleo FieldsOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CADave MinOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-GADavid ScottOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CADerek TranOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NCDonald G. DavisOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-HIEd CaseOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-OHEmilia Strong SykesOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-WAEmily RandallOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILEric SorensenOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-VAEugene Simon VindmanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-INFrank J. MrvanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMar 25, 2025
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-RIGabe AmoOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NMGabe VasquezOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYGeorge LatimerOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAGeorge WhitesidesOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-OHGreg LandsmanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-AZGreg StantonOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 25, 2025
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NJHerbert C. Conaway, Jr.OriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MIHillary J. ScholtenOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MAJake AuchinclossOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ORJanelle S. BynumOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MEJared F. GoldenOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-FLJared MoskowitzOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-COJason CrowOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAJim CostaOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYJohn W. MannionOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MDJohnny Olszewski, Jr.OriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYJosh RileyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-TXJulie JohnsonOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MNKelly MorrisonOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-WAKim SchrierOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MIKristen McDonald RivetOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NJLaMonica McIverOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CALateefah SimonOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CALaura FriedmanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYLaura GillenOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-TXLizzie FletcherOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MALori TrahanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-GALucy McBathOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CALuz M. RivasOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NHMaggie GoodlanderOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-WAMarie Gluesenkamp PerezOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-WIMark PocanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ORMaxine DexterOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAMike LevinOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NJMikie SherrillOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-KYMorgan McGarveyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NJNellie PouOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILNikki BudzinskiOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-PRPablo José HernándezOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYPatrick RyanOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CARaul RuizOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-WARick LarsenOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CARo KhannaOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CASam T. LiccardoOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CASara JacobsOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MDSarah ElfrethOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-DESarah McBrideOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ILSean CastenOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-RISeth MagazinerOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-KSSharice DavidsOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ALShomari FiguresOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MIShri ThanedarOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-VASuhas SubramanyamOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NVSusie LeeOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CATed LieuOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYTimothy M. KennedyOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-ORVal T. HoyleOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MOWesley BellOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-AZYassamin AnsariOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalMar 25, 2025
D-VAJames R. WalkinshawSep 16, 2025
D-AZAdelita S. GrijalvaNov 19, 2025
D-TXChristian D. MenefeeApr 20, 2026
D-NJAnalilia MejiaMay 12, 2026
D-GAEverton Blair Jr.Nov 2, 2026

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Mar 25, 2025
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Mar 25, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 25, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 25, 2025Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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
HouseLists H1274H.R. 17—Mar 25, 2025

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2219Salary History Question Prohibition ActRelated billMar 18, 2025

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 provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Paycheck Fairness Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 25, 2025Introduced in House

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