US Congress House Bill 11 (Prior Session Legislation)

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March 6 2009 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Title I: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 - Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to declare that an unlawful employment practice occurs when: (1) a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted; (2) an individual becomes subject to the decision or practice; or (3) an individual is affected by application of the decision or practice, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid. Allows liability to accrue, and allows an aggrieved person to obtain relief, including recovery of back pay, for up to two years preceding the filing of the charge, where the unlawful employment practices that have occurred during the charge filing period are similar or related to practices that occurred outside the time for filing a charge. Applies the preceding provisions to claims of compensation discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. (Sec. 4) Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to declare that an unlawful practice occurs when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when a person becomes subject to the decision or other practice, or when a person is affected by the decision or practice, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid. Title II: Paycheck Fairness Act - 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, enforcement of, and exceptions to prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages. Revises the exception to the prohibition for a wage rate differential based on any other factor other than sex. Limits such factors to bona fide factors, such as education, training, or experience. (Sec. 203) States that the bona fide factor defense shall apply only if the employer demonstrates that such factor: (1) is not based upon or derived from a sex-based differential in compensation; (2) is job-related with respect to the position in question; and (3) is consistent with business necessity. Avers that such defense shall not apply where the employee demonstrates that: (1) an alternative employment practice exists that would serve the same business purpose without producing such differential; and (2) the employer has refused to adopt such alternative practice. Revises the prohibition against employer retaliation for employee complaints. Prohibits retaliation for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing the wages of the employee or another employee in response to a complaint or charge, or in furtherance of a sex discrimination investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, or an investigation conducted by the employer. Makes employers who violate sex discrimination prohibitions liable in a civil action for either compensatory or (except for the federal government) punitive damages. States that any action brought to enforce the prohibition against sex discrimination may be maintained as a class action in which individuals may be joined as party plaintiffs without their written consent. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages in a sex discrimination action. (Sec. 204) 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. (Sec. 205) Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities for negotiation skills training programs for girls and women. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Education to issue regulations or policy guidance to integrate such training into certain programs under their Departments. (Sec. 206) Directs the Secretary to conduct studies and provide information to employers, labor organizations, and the general public regarding the means available to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. (Sec. 207) Establishes the Secretary of Labor's National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace for an employer who has made substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. (Sec. 208) Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the EEOC to collect from employers pay information data regarding the sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in the enforcement of federal laws prohibiting pay discrimination. (Sec. 209) Directs: (1) the Commissioner of Labor Statistics to continue 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. (Sec. 210) Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title. (Sec. 211) Directs the Secretary and the Commissioner of the EEOC jointly to develop technical assistance material to assist small businesses to comply with the requirements of this Act. Exempts a small business from the provisions of this title to the same extent that such business is exempt from the requirements of the FLSA under specified provisions of that Act.

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Rep Olver, John W.	Rep McCollum, Betty	Rep McCarthy, Carolyn	Rep Marshall, Jim
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep Lynch, Stephen F.	Rep Lowey, Nita M.	Rep Lofgren, Zoe
Rep Loebsack, David	Rep Lipinski, Daniel	Rep Lewis, John	Rep McDermott, Jim
Rep Meek, Kendrick B.	Rep Nye, Glenn C., III	Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes	Rep Nadler, Jerrold
Rep Murtha, John P.	Rep Murphy, Patrick J.	Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Moore, Gwen
Rep Moore, Dennis	Rep Miller, Brad	Rep Michaud, Michael H.	Rep Levin, Sander M.
Rep Lee, Barbara	Rep Larson, John B.	Rep Honda, Michael M.	Rep Holt, Rush D.
Rep Hodes, Paul W.	Rep Hirono, Mazie K.	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.	Rep Himes, James A.
Rep Higgins, Brian	Rep Heinrich, Martin	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Hare, Phil
Rep Hoyer, Steny H.	Rep Israel, Steve	Rep Larsen, Rick	Rep Langevin, James R.
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J.	Rep Kind, Ron	Rep Kildee, Dale E.	Rep Kennedy, Patrick J.
Rep Kaptur, Marcy	Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice	Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.
Rep Halvorson, Deborah L.	Rep Nye, Glenn C.	Rep Thompson, Mike	Rep Thompson, Bennie G.
Rep Teague, Harry	Rep Tauscher, Ellen O.	Rep Speier, Jackie	Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh
Rep Skelton, Ike	Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Shea-Porter, Carol	Rep Sestak, Joe
Rep Tierney, John F.	Rep Titus, Dina	Rep Yarmuth, John A.	Rep Wu, David
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.	Rep Wexler, Robert	Rep Watt, Melvin L.	Rep Watson, Diane E.
Rep Waters, Maxine	Rep Walz, Timothy J.	Rep Visclosky, Peter J.	Rep Van Hollen, Chris
Rep Serrano, Jose E.	Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"	Rep Scott, David	Rep Reyes, Silvestre
Rep Price, David E.	Rep Pomeroy, Earl	Rep Polis, Jared	Rep Pingree, Chellie
Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R.	Rep Peters, Gary C.	Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P.	Rep Payne, Donald M.
Rep Pastor, Ed	Rep Richardson, Laura	Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D.	Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y.
Rep Schiff, Adam B.	Rep Sarbanes, John P.	Rep Sanchez, Loretta	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.
Rep Ryan, Tim	Rep Rush, Bobby L.	Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch	Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille
Rep Rothman, Steven R.	Rep Ortiz, Solomon P.	Rep Hall, John J.	Rep Baird, Brian
Rep Sherman, Brad	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.	Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr.	Rep Murphy, Christopher S.
Rep McMahon, Michael E.	Rep Matsui, Doris O.	Rep Massa, Eric J. J.	Rep Markey, Edward J.
Rep Maffei, Daniel B.	Rep Lujan, Ben Ray	Rep Stark, Fortney Pete	Rep Stupak, Bart
Rep Baca, Joe	Rep Arcuri, Michael A.	Rep Andrews, Robert E.	Rep Adler, John H.
Rep Ackerman, Gary L.	Rep Welch, Peter	Rep Weiner, Anthony D.	Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Rep Tsongas, Niki	Rep Sutton, Betty	Rep Kilroy, Mary Jo	Rep Kagen, Steve
Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.	Rep Boucher, Rick	Rep Barrow, John	Rep Abercrombie, Neil
Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr.	Rep Waxman, Henry A.	Rep Velazquez, Nydia M.	Rep Towns, Edolphus
Rep Rangel, Charles B.	Rep Oberstar, James L.	Rep Miller, George	Rep Braley, Bruce L.
Rep Capps, Lois	Rep Hinojosa, Ruben	Rep Harman, Jane	Rep Green, Gene
Rep Eshoo, Anna G.	Rep Engel, Eliot L.	Rep Dingell, John D.	Rep DeGette, Diana
Rep Dahlkemper, Kathleen A.	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep Castor, Kathy	Rep Obey, David R.
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V.	Rep Driehaus, Steve	Rep Doyle, Michael F.	Rep Doggett, Lloyd
Rep Dicks, Norman D.	Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.	Rep DeFazio, Peter A.	Rep Davis, Susan A.
Rep Davis, Danny K.	Rep Davis, Artur	Rep Cummings, Elijah E.	Rep Edwards, Donna F.
Rep Ellison, Keith	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.	Rep Green, Al	Rep Grayson, Alan
Rep Gonzalez, Charles A.	Rep Gillibrand, Kirsten E.	Rep Giffords, Gabrielle	Rep Fudge, Marcia L.
Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Fattah, Chaka	Rep Farr, Sam	Rep Courtney, Joe
Rep Costello, Jerry F.	Rep Cooper, Jim	Rep Brady, Robert A.	Rep Boswell, Leonard L.
Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z.	Rep Boccieri, John A.	Rep Blumenauer, Earl	Rep Bishop, Timothy H.
Rep Berry, Marion	Rep Berman, Howard L.	Rep Berkley, Shelley	Rep Becerra, Xavier
Rep Brown, Corrine	Rep Butterfield, G. K.	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.	Rep Cohen, Steve
Rep Clyburn, James E.	Rep Cleaver, Emanuel	Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy	Rep Clarke, Yvette D.
Rep Christensen, Donna M.	Rep Carson, Andre	Rep Carnahan, Russ	Rep Capuano, Michael E.
Rep Baldwin, Tammy

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-06		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
2009-02-11		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2009-01-12		Received in the Senate.
2009-01-09		Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2009-01-09		On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 171 (Roll no. 9). (text: CR H113-114)
2009-01-09		Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H138)
2009-01-09		POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 11, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. George Miller of California demanded the yeas and nays, and further proceedings on the question of passage were postponed until later in the legislative day.
2009-01-09		The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H124)
2009-01-09		DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 11.
2009-01-09		Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 11 and H.R. 12. Motion to recommit allowed. H. Res.5 provides one hour of debate each for H.R. 11 and H.R. 12. Both bills are to be considered in the House.
2009-01-09		Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H113-124)
2009-01-06		Rules Committee Resolution passed by the House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 11 and H.R. 12. Motion to recommit allowed. H. Res.5 provides one hour of debate each for H.R. 11 and H.R. 12. Both bills are to be considered in the House.
2009-01-06		Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

HR5 (Related) 2009-01-06 - H. Res.5 provides one hour of debate each for H.R. 11 and H.R. 12. Both bills are to be considered in the House. Both H.R. 11 and H.R. 12 are considered read and are closed to amendments. After passage of both H.R. 11 and H.R. 12, the text of H.R. 12 shall be appended at the end of H.R. 11 as new matter and H.R. 12 shall be laid on the table.
SB181 (Same As) 2009-01-29 - Became Public Law No: 111-2.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN00011:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr11ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr11ih.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr11eh/pdf/BILLS-111hr11eh.pdf