United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 707 (117th)
A resolution commemorating the 57th anniversary of the establishment of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, recognizing the importance of the Commission in addressing inequities in our economy, and recognizing the tremendous amount of work left to further protect the rights of workers, hold employers accountable for workplace discrimination and harassment, and address the wage gap.
Introduced
13 July 2022
Last action
13 July 2022 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3276-3277)
Sponsors
Patty Murray, Charles Schumer, Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Ben Luján, Chris Van Hollen, Maria Cantwell, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Richard Blumenthal, Ron Wyden, John Reed, Elizabeth Warren, Maggie Hassan, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tammy Baldwin, Jeff Merkley, Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Tammy Duckworth, Edward Markey, Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], Sheldon Whitehouse, Timothy Kaine, Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Gary Peters, Tina Smith, John Hickenlooper, Angus King, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Richard Durbin, Christopher Murphy, Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Christopher Coons, Jacky Rosen, Catherine Cortez Masto
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 April 2025
Summary
This resolution recognizes the critical role the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission plays in addressing long-standing issues including the wage gap, combating workplace harassment, and ensuring all workers are treated with dignity and respect in the workplace.
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Timeline
13 July 2022
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3276-3277)
Source: IntroReferral
13 July 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 13 July 2022 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 July 2022
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 July 2022
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 13 July 2022
Sponsors
- Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
- Charles Schumer · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Ben Luján · D · Sponsor
- Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
- Maria Cantwell · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
- Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
- John Reed · D · Sponsor
- Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
- Maggie Hassan · D · Sponsor
- Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
- Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
- Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
- Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
- Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
- Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
- Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Gary Peters · D · Sponsor
- Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
- John Hickenlooper · D · Sponsor
- Angus King · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
- Christopher Murphy · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Christopher Coons · D · Sponsor
- Jacky Rosen · D · Sponsor
- Catherine Cortez Masto · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-resolution/707
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/sres/707
- us · 117-sres-707 · source updated 21 April 2025