US HCR59 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 85-0)
Status: Introduced on August 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

This concurrent resolution recognizes the disparity in wages paid to Black women and its impact on women, families, and the nation, and reaffirms Congress' support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap.

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Title

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

Sponsors

Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]
Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-08-23HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-08-23HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HCR30 (Related) 2019-04-02 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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