S. 2199 - Paycheck Fairness Act

Paycheck Fairness Act

S. 2199 — 113^th Congress (2013–2014)

Summary

A bill 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

A bill 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

Barbara A. Mikulski

Co-Sponsors

• Tammy Baldwin
• Mark Begich
• Michael F. Bennet
• Cory A. Booker
• Barbara Boxer
• Sherrod Brown
• Maria Cantwell
• Benjamin L. Cardin
• Christopher A. Coons
• Joe Donnelly
• Richard J. Durbin
• Dianne Feinstein
• Al Franken
• Kirsten E. Gillibrand
• Kay R. Hagan
• Tom Harkin
• Heidi Heitkamp
• Mazie K. Hirono
• Amy Klobuchar
• Patrick J. Leahy
• Carl Levin
• Joe Manchin, III
• Edward J. Markey
• Claire McCaskill
• Robert Menendez
• Jeff Merkley
• Christopher Murphy
• Mark L. Pryor
• Jack Reed
• Harry Reid
• John D. Rockefeller, IV
• Bernard Sanders
• Brian Schatz
• Debbie Stabenow
• Jon Tester
• Mark Udall
• Tom Udall
• John E. Walsh
• Mark R. Warner
• Elizabeth Warren
• Sheldon Whitehouse
• Ron Wyden

Subjects

• Labor and employment
• Civil actions and liability
• Employment discrimination and employee rights
• Government information and archives
• Government studies and investigations
• Public contracts and procurement
• Racial and ethnic relations
• Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
• Small business
• Wages and earnings
• Women's employment

Related Bills

• H.R. 377 (113^th) : Paycheck Fairness Act
• S. 84 (113^th) : Paycheck Fairness Act
• S. 2172 (113^th) : End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act

Major Actions

Introduced	4/01/2014
Amendments (16 proposed)

Bill History

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• All Actions
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	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	Senate	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 2199	4/09/2014	This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 53 voted YES 44 voted NO 3 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 2199	9/10/2014	This motion PASSED the Senate 73 voted YES 25 voted NO 2 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Cloture Motion S. 2199	9/15/2014	This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 52 voted YES 40 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	4/01/2014
		4/01/2014	Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
		4/01/2014	Introduced in Senate
	Put on a legislative calendar	4/02/2014	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 345.
		4/07/2014	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
		4/07/2014	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
		4/08/2014	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
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		4/08/2014	Senate amendment submitted
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		4/08/2014	Senate amendment submitted
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		4/08/2014	Senate amendment submitted
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		4/08/2014	Senate amendment submitted
		4/09/2014	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
		4/09/2014	Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 103) entered in Senate.
select this vote	Vote	4/09/2014	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 2199
		9/10/2014	Motion to proceed to consideration of the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 103) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/10/2014	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
		9/10/2014	Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 103) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/10/2014
		9/10/2014	Senate amendment submitted
select this vote	Vote	9/10/2014	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 2199
		9/11/2014	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
		9/11/2014	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		9/11/2014	Measure laid before Senate by motion.
		9/11/2014	Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 3802 made in Senate.
		9/11/2014	Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate.
		9/11/2014	Amendment SA 3800 proposed by Senator Reid.
		9/11/2014	Amendment SA 3801 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3800.
		9/11/2014	Amendment SA 3802 proposed by Senator Reid.
		9/11/2014	Amendment SA 3803 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3802.
		9/11/2014	Amendment SA 3804 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3803.
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		9/11/2014	Senate amendment submitted
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		9/11/2014	Senate amendment submitted
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		9/11/2014	Senate amendment submitted
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		9/11/2014	Senate amendment submitted
		9/11/2014	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3804 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3803.
		9/11/2014
		9/11/2014	Senate amendment submitted
		9/11/2014	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3803 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3802.
		9/11/2014
		9/11/2014	Senate amendment submitted
		9/11/2014	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3802 proposed by Senator Reid.
		9/11/2014
		9/11/2014	Senate amendment submitted
		9/11/2014	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3801 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 3800.
		9/11/2014
		9/11/2014	Senate amendment submitted
		9/11/2014	Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3800 proposed by Senator Reid.
select this vote	Vote	9/15/2014	On the Cloture Motion S. 2199

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
	S. Amdt. 2962	McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]	April 8, 2014	Offered on April 7, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 2963	Fischer, Deb [R-NE]	April 8, 2014	Offered on April 7, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 2964	Thune, John [R-SD]	April 8, 2014	Offered on April 7, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 2965	Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]	April 8, 2014	Offered on April 7, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 2966	Lee, Mike [R-UT]	April 8, 2014	Offered on April 7, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 2967	Heller, Dean [R-NV]	April 8, 2014	Offered on April 7, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 2968	Rubio, Marco [R-FL]	April 8, 2014	Offered on April 7, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 3799	Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]	September 10, 2014	Offered on September 9, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 3800	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	September 11, 2014	Offered on September 10, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 3801	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	September 11, 2014	Offered on September 10, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 3802	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	September 11, 2014	Offered on September 10, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 3803	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	September 11, 2014	Offered on September 10, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 3804	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	September 11, 2014	Offered on September 10, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 3805	McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]	September 11, 2014	Offered on September 10, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 3806	Rubio, Marco [R-FL]	September 11, 2014	Offered on September 10, 2014.
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	S. Amdt. 3808	Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]	September 11, 2014	Offered on September 10, 2014.
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