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H.R. 1338 (110th)

Paycheck Fairness Act

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Introduced

6 March 2007

Last action

1 August 2008 · Introduced

Status

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]

Subjects

Education

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Summary

Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages to: (1) add nonretaliation requirements; (2) increase penalties; and (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages. Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for negotiation skills training programs for girls and women. Directs the Secretaries of Labor and Education to issue regulations or policy guidance to integrate such training into certain programs under their Departments. Directs the Secretary to provide for certain studies, information, national summit, and guidelines, awards, and assistance for employer evaluations of job categories based on objective criteria. Establishes the Secretary of Labor's National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace. Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the EEOC to collect certain pay information. Directs: (1) the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to collect data on woman workers in the Current Employment Statistics survey; (2) the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to use specified types of methods in investigating compensation discrimination and in enforcing pay equity; and (3) the Secretary to make accurate information on compensation discrimination readily available to the public.

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Timeline

  1. 6 March 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 March 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 March 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 5 June 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

    Source: Committee

  5. 6 June 2007

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6012)

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 11 July 2007

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 24 July 2008

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 17.

    Source: Committee

  8. 24 July 2008

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 24 July 2008

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  10. 28 July 2008

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502.

    Source: Calendars

  11. 28 July 2008

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-783.

    Source: Committee

  12. 28 July 2008

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-783.

    Source: Committee

  13. 30 July 2008

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1388 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1338 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.

    Source: Floor

  14. 31 July 2008

    Floor

    The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1338.

    Source: Floor

  15. 31 July 2008

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  16. 31 July 2008

    Vote

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 247 - 178 (Roll no. 556).

    Source: Floor

  17. 31 July 2008

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 247 - 178 (Roll no. 556).

    Source: Floor

  18. 31 July 2008

    Vote

    On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 189 - 236 (Roll no. 555).

    Source: Floor

  19. 31 July 2008

    Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H7703)

    Source: Floor

  20. 31 July 2008

    Floor

    Mr. Price (GA) moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. (consideration: CR H7701-7703; text: CR H7701)

    Source: Floor

  21. 31 July 2008

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR H7691-7693)

    Source: Floor

  22. 31 July 2008

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1338.

    Source: Floor

  23. 31 July 2008

    Floor

    The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

    Source: Floor

  24. 31 July 2008

    Floor

    Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1338 as unfinished business.

    Source: Floor

  25. 31 July 2008

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1338 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.

    Source: Floor

  26. 31 July 2008

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael E. Capuano to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

  27. 31 July 2008

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1388 and Rule XVIII.

    Source: Floor

  28. 31 July 2008

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1388. (consideration: CR H7678-7681)

    Source: Floor

  29. 31 July 2008

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 1388 passed House.

    Source: Floor

  30. 1 August 2008

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Source: IntroReferral

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