Federal Equitable Pay Practices Act of 1985

Summary

Federal Equitable Pay Practices Act of 1985 - Establishes the Commission on Equitable Pay Practices to determine whether the Government's position-classification system and prevailing rate system are designed and administered in accordance with the general policy that sex, race, and ethnicity should not be among factors considered in determining pay rates. Requires the Commission to conduct, by contract with a consultant selected under this Act, a study under which job-content analysis and economic analysis shall be applied to a representative sample of occupations in which: (1) either sex is numerically predominant; (2) any race is disproportionately represented; or (3) any ethnic group is disproportionately represented. Directs the Commission to report to the Congress and the President on the results of such study not later than 18 months after the Commission's date of establishment. Make sums appropriated to the Office of Personnel Management for general operating expenses available to carry out this Act.

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Timeline

1. 16 July 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 July 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 July 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 July 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits.

   Source: Committee

5. 23 July 1985

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

6. 23 July 1985

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 23 July 1985

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 23 July 1985

   Reported

   Clean Bill H.R.3008 Reported in Lieu.

   Source: Committee

9. 24 July 1985

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

10. 24 July 1985

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

11. 29 July 1985

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 154.

    Source: Calendars

12. 29 July 1985

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Report No: 99-232.

    Source: Committee

13. 29 July 1985

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Report No: 99-232.

    Source: Committee

14. 30 July 1985

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.241 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

15. 30 July 1985

    Floor

    Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 1 Hour of Debate.

    Source: Floor

16. 1 August 1985

    Floor

    Called up by House as Privileged Matter.

    Source: Floor

17. 1 August 1985

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

18. 9 October 1985

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

19. 9 October 1985

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 259 - 162 (Record Vote No: 352).

    Source: Floor

20. 9 October 1985

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 259 - 162 (Record Vote No: 352).

    Source: Floor

21. 9 October 1985

    Floor

    Separate Vote Demanded on Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

22. 10 October 1985

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

23. 7 November 1985

    Committee

    Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from Civil Rights Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Federal Labor Relations Board, OPM, U.S. Postal Service, GAO, OMB, Defense Department, Health and Human Services Department, Justice Department, Labor Department.

    Source: Committee

24. 7 March 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from GAO.

    Source: Committee

25. 17 June 1986

    Committee

    Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Justice Department.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

3 official files

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 9 October 1985

  Open at official source

• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 29 July 1985

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 July 1985

  Open at official source

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Related records

• related to → A bill to promote pay equity and to eliminate certain discriminatory wage-setting practices within the Federal civil service.
• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3008) to promote equitable pay practices and to eliminate discrimination within the Federal civil service.