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S. 728 (118th)

Paycheck Fairness Act

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Introduced

9 March 2023

Last action

18 July 2023 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 134.

Sponsors

Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

21 April 2025

Defence

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Summary

Paycheck Fairness Act This bill addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex. Specifically, it (1) limits an employer's defense that a pay differential is based on a factor other than sex to only bona fide job-related factors in wage discrimination claims, (2) enhances nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) makes it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increases civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. Additionally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs must train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination. The bill directs the Department of Labor to (1) establish and carry out a grant program for negotiation skills training for girls and women, (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, and (3) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination. The bill also establishes the Secretary of Labor's National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. Finally, the bill requires the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination.

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Timeline

  1. 9 March 2023

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 March 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 June 2023

    Reported

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 18 July 2023

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 134.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 18 July 2023

    Reported

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders without amendment. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  6. 18 July 2023

    Reported

    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders without amendment. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

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