US HCR42 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress

US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 42

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 76)
Status: Introduced on July 10 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-07-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Pending: House Education and Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

Title

Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

Sponsors

Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Teresa Fernandez [D-NM]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Andrea Salinas [D-OR]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Valerie Foushee [D-NC]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Nikema Williams [D-GA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Jennifer McClellan [D-VA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove [D-CA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Cleo Fields [D-LA]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI]
Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]	Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL]	Rep. Timothy Kennedy [D-NY]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Gabe Amo [D-RI]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Shontel Brown [D-OH]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Hillary Scholten [D-MI]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Wesley Bell [D-MO]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Greg Landsman [D-OH]	Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]	Rep. Shomari Figures [D-AL]	Rep. Jasmine Crockett [D-TX]
Rep. Glenn Ivey [D-MD]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Maxine Dexter [D-OR]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. LaMonica McIver [D-NJ]	Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA]
Rep. Nikki Budzinski [D-IL]	Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Emilia Sykes [D-OH]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Morgan McGarvey [D-KY]	Rep. Laura Friedman [D-CA]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-07-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-07-10	House	Submitted in House

Same As/Similar To

SCR16 (Same As) 2025-07-10 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4320)
SCR36 (Related) 2026-07-21 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4196-4197)
HCR114 (Related) 2026-07-21 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Subjects

Labor and employment

US Congress State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/42/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hconres42/BILLS-119hconres42ih.pdf