H.R. 12 - Paycheck Fairness Act
- Sponsor:
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Summary:
- To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on January 9, 2009
PASSED on January 9, 2009.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 256
voted NO: 163
14 voted present/not voting
Paycheck Fairness Act
H.R. 12 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Keywords
- Wage discrimination
- Summary
- To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Paycheck Fairness Act
- Paycheck Fairness Act
- Sponsor
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Co-Sponsors
- Laura Richardson
- Doris O. Matsui
- Tim Ryan
- Ciro Rodriguez
- Gwen Moore
- Edward J. Markey
- Fortney Pete Stark
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo
- Bob Filner
- Timothy H. Bishop
- André Carson
- Jerry F. Costello
- Donna M. Christensen
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- James R. Langevin
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Brad Miller
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Robert E. Andrews
- Loretta Sanchez
- Harry Mitchell
- Silvestre Reyes
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Corrine Brown
- David Loebsack
- Dennis J. Kucinich
- Joe Courtney
- Daniel B. Maffei
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Jerrold Nadler
- Gerald E. Connolly
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Neil Abercrombie
- G. K. Butterfield
- John D. Dingell
- Donna F. Edwards
- Gene Green
- John A. Yarmuth
- Kendrick Meek
- John F. Tierney
- Jared Polis
- Betty McCollum
- Jane Harman
- Artur Davis
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Lynn C. Woolsey
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Steven R. Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Chellie Pingree
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Tammy Baldwin
- Steve Kagen
- John Hall
- Maxine Waters
- Phil Hare
- Dennis Moore
- Anthony Weiner
- Al Green
- Steve Driehaus
- Steve Israel
- Michael Arcuri
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- Maurice D. Hinchey
- Robert Berry
- James A. Himes
- Marcia L. Fudge
- Heath Shuler
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter
- Solomon Ortiz
- Joe Sestak
- Eliot L. Engel
- Mike Thompson
- Bobby L. Rush
- Nita M. Lowey
- Lloyd Doggett
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Charles B. Rangel
- José E. Serrano
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Xavier Becerra
- Robert Wexler
- Peter Welch
- Sam Farr
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Marcy Kaptur
- Melvin L. Watt
- Kathy Castor
- Gary C. Peters
- James Oberstar
- Wm. Lacy Clay
- Thomas Edwards
- John Barrow
- Russ Carnahan
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Dennis Cardoza
- Jackie Speier
- Jim Cooper
- Allyson Y. Schwartz
- Rick Larsen
- Steny H. Hoyer
- Mary Jo Kilroy
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
- Michael E. Capuano
- Chris Van Hollen
- Niki Tsongas
- Steve Cohen
- Joe Baca
- Albio Sires
- Danny K. Davis
- John Boccieri
- Dina Titus
- Adam B. Schiff
- Pedro R. Pierluisi
- David E. Price
- Brad Sherman
- Thomas Perriello
- Betty Sutton
- Anna G. Eshoo
- John P. Sarbanes
- Frederick Boucher
- Daniel Lipinski
- Harry Teague
- Martin Heinrich
- Norman D. Dicks
- Bart Stupak
- Earl Pomeroy
- Michael M. Honda
- Gary L. Ackerman
- Diane Watson
- John Adler
- Brian Higgins
- Robert A. Brady
- Paul Hodes
- Michael H. Michaud
- David Obey
- James P. Moran
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Susan A. Davis
- Ed Pastor
- John Murtha
- Elijah E. Cummings
- Michael McMahon
- Earl Blumenauer
- James Marshall
- Leonard L. Boswell
- Ben Ray Luján
- Eric Massa
- Ron Kind
- Timothy J. Walz
- Edolphus Towns
- John Lewis
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Diana DeGette
- Glenn Nye
- Patrick Kennedy
- Kathleen Dahlkemper
- Ellen Tauscher
- Rush Holt
- Shelley Berkley
- Sander M. Levin
- Charles A. Gonzalez
- David Scott
- Ike Skelton
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Howard L. Berman
- John W. Olver
- Bruce L. Braley
- Dale E. Kildee
- Jim McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Michael F. Doyle
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Lois Capps
- David Wu
- Christopher Murphy
- Brian Baird
- Henry A. Waxman
- John B. Larson
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Donald Payne
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Collin C. Peterson
- Peter A. DeFazio
- Emanuel Cleaver
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
- Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- Zoe Lofgren
- Deborah Halvorson
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Peter J. Visclosky
- George Miller
- Patrick Murphy
- James E. Clyburn
- Subjects
- Labor and employment
- Civil actions and liability
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Government information and archives
- Government investigations
- Public contracts and procurement
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Small business
- Wages and earnings
- Women's employment
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/06/2009 Referred to Committee Passed House 1/09/2009 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote House On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 12 Paycheck Fairness Act 1/09/2009 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 178 voted YES 240 voted NO 14 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House On Passage - House - H.R. 12 Paycheck Fairness Act 1/09/2009 This bill PASSED the House 256 voted YES 163 voted NO 14 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 1/06/2009 1/06/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 1/06/2009 Rules Committee Resolution passed by 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. 1/09/2009 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. 1/09/2009 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. 1/09/2009 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 12. 1/09/2009 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 1/09/2009 Mr. Price (GA) moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. 1/09/2009 DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require that the bill be reported back to the House with amendments inserting language which limit reasonable attorney fees. 1/09/2009 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. select this vote Vote 1/09/2009 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 12 Paycheck Fairness Act currently selected House Vote on Passage 1/09/2009 On Passage - House - H.R. 12 Paycheck Fairness Act 1/09/2009 Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 5, the text of H.R. 12 as passed by the House will be appended to the end of H.R. 11 as new matter. 1/09/2009 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 5, H.R. 12 is laid on the table. 3/06/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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