S. 819 - Paycheck Fairness Act
- Sponsor:
- Patty Murray
- 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)
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
Paycheck Fairness Act
S. 819 — 115th Congress (2017–2018)
- 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
- Paycheck Fairness Act
- Sponsor
- Patty Murray
- Co-Sponsors
- Tammy Baldwin
- Michael F. Bennet
- Richard Blumenthal
- Cory A. Booker
- Sherrod Brown
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin L. Cardin
- Thomas R. Carper
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.
- Christopher A. Coons
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Joe Donnelly
- Tammy Duckworth
- Richard J. Durbin
- Dianne Feinstein
- Al Franken
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Kamala D. Harris
- Margaret Wood Hassan
- Martin Heinrich
- Heidi Heitkamp
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Doug Jones
- Tim Kaine
- Amy Klobuchar
- Patrick J. Leahy
- Joe Manchin, III
- Edward J. Markey
- Claire McCaskill
- Robert Menendez
- Jeff Merkley
- Christopher Murphy
- Bill Nelson
- Gary C. Peters
- Jack Reed
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Charles E. Schumer
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Tina Smith
- Debbie Stabenow
- Jon Tester
- Tom Udall
- Chris Van Hollen
- Mark R. Warner
- Elizabeth Warren
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Ron Wyden
- Subjects
- Labor and employment
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Civil actions and liability
- Contracts and agency
- Department of Education
- Department of Labor
- Employee hiring
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Labor standards
- 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 4/04/2017 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 4/04/2017 4/04/2017 Introduced in Senate 4/04/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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