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.
- IntroducedMar 25, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam Gray | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Luz M. Rivas | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-PR | Pablo José Hernández | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Sam T. Liccardo | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Mar 25, 2025 |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Christian D. Menefee | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Analilia Mejia | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Everton Blair Jr. | Nov 2, 2026 |
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 Mar 25, 2025 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 25, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2025Introduced in House
- 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H1274H.R. 17 | — | Mar 25, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2219 | Salary History Question Prohibition Act | Related bill | Mar 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.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Contracts and agency
- Department of Education
- Department of Labor
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Labor and Employment
- Labor standards
- Minority employment
- Public contracts and procurement
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Small business
- Temporary and part-time employment
- Wages and earnings
- Women's employment
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2025Introduced in House
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