H.R. 1338 - Paycheck Fairness Act
- Sponsor:
- Rosa 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 July 31, 2008
- Amendments:
- 6 proposed amendments. 5 accepted. 1 rejected. View amendments
PASSED on July 31, 2008.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 247
voted NO: 178
9 voted present/not voting
Paycheck Fairness Act
H.R. 1338 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Keywords
- Lily Ledbetter, Pay discrimination, Civil Rights Act
- 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
- Paycheck Fairness Act
- Sponsor
- Rosa DeLauro
- Co-Sponsors
- Grace Napolitano
- Gwen Moore
- Edward Markey
- Madeleine Bordallo
- Bob Filner
- Eni Faleomavaega
- John Salazar
- Timothy Bishop
- Zachary Space
- Donna Christensen
- R. Miller
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Silvestre Reyes
- Dennis Kucinich
- Robert Scott
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Jerrold Nadler
- Tom Udall
- George Butterfield
- Paul Kanjorski
- Gene Green
- James McGovern
- John Tierney
- Artur Davis
- John Conyers
- Henry Cuellar
- Raúl Grijalva
- Yvette Clarke
- Tim Holden
- William Delahunt
- Dennis Moore
- Michael Arcuri
- Christopher Carney
- Heath Shuler
- Solomon Ortiz
- Eliot Engel
- Mike Thompson
- Nita Lowey
- Charles Melancon
- Charles Rangel
- Eleanor Norton
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Gregory Meeks
- Lincoln Davis
- Robert Wexler
- Sam Farr
- Alcee Hastings
- Melvin Watt
- Kathy Castor
- Dennis Cardoza
- Jackie Speier
- Allyson Schwartz
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse Jackson
- Michael McNulty
- Michael Capuano
- Adam Smith
- Adam Schiff
- Ed Perlmutter
- Anna Eshoo
- Daniel Lipinski
- Earl Pomeroy
- Gary Ackerman
- Diane Watson
- Jason Altmire
- Michael Michaud
- David Obey
- Jerry McNerney
- James Marshall
- Robert Cramer
- Timothy Walz
- Edolphus Towns
- Christopher Shays
- Diana DeGette
- Ellen Tauscher
- Hilda Solis
- Rush Holt
- Charles Gonzalez
- Mark Udall
- Ike Skelton
- Linda Sánchez
- Bruce Braley
- Dale Kildee
- Jim McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Stephen Lynch
- David Wu
- Tim Mahoney
- Sanford Bishop
- Donald Payne
- Ron Klein
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Collin Peterson
- Thomas Allen
- Zoe Lofgren
- Tom Lantos
- Bennie Thompson
- Peter Visclosky
- Laura Richardson
- Doris Matsui
- Tim Ryan
- Ciro Rodriguez
- Fortney Stark
- Nick Rahall
- André Carson
- John Spratt
- Jerry Costello
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- James Langevin
- Nydia Velázquez
- Robert Andrews
- Charles Wilson
- Loretta Sanchez
- Harry Mitchell
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Corrine Brown
- David Loebsack
- Ben Chandler
- Allen Boyd
- Joe Courtney
- Frank Pallone
- Henry Johnson
- Neil Abercrombie
- John Dingell
- Joseph Crowley
- John Yarmuth
- Kendrick Meek
- Betty McCollum
- Jane Harman
- Lynn Woolsey
- Steven Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Barney Frank
- Tammy Baldwin
- Victor Snyder
- Steve Kagen
- John Hall
- Maxine Waters
- Phil Hare
- Anthony Weiner
- Al Green
- Steve Israel
- Carolyn Maloney
- Maurice Hinchey
- Robert Berry
- Louise Slaughter
- Joe Sestak
- Bobby Rush
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Lloyd Doggett
- Janice Schakowsky
- José Serrano
- Jim Matheson
- Dan Boren
- Xavier Becerra
- Peter Welch
- Alan Mollohan
- Marcy Kaptur
- Martin Meehan
- Rahm Emanuel
- James Oberstar
- Wm. Clay
- Thomas Edwards
- John Barrow
- Russ Carnahan
- Mazie Hirono
- Jim Cooper
- Rick Larsen
- Steny Hoyer
- Mike McIntyre
- Bob Etheridge
- Jay Inslee
- Chris Van Hollen
- Niki Tsongas
- Steve Cohen
- Joe Baca
- Albio Sires
- Danny Davis
- David Price
- Brad Sherman
- Betty Sutton
- John Sarbanes
- Richard Neal
- William Jefferson
- Frederick Boucher
- Norman Dicks
- Bart Stupak
- Michael Honda
- Brian Higgins
- Robert Brady
- Paul Hodes
- James Moran
- Eddie Johnson
- Susan Davis
- Ed Pastor
- John Murtha
- Elijah Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- Leonard Boswell
- Stephanie Jones
- Ron Kind
- John Lewis
- Albert Wynn
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Patrick Kennedy
- Shelley Berkley
- Sander Levin
- David Scott
- Brad Ellsworth
- Howard Berman
- John Olver
- Mike Ross
- Luis Gutierrez
- Michael Doyle
- Lois Capps
- Christopher Murphy
- Brian Baird
- Henry Waxman
- John Larson
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Peter DeFazio
- Emanuel Cleaver
- C. Ruppersberger
- Bill Pascrell
- Darlene Hooley
- George Miller
- Julia Carson
- Patrick Murphy
- James Clyburn
- Subjects
- Labor
- Actions and defenses
- Administrative procedure
- Apprenticeship
- Awards, medals, prizes
- Budgets
- Business
- Business records
- Civil rights
- Civil rights enforcement
- Class actions (Civil procedure)
- Commemorations
- Communications
- Conferences
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Damages
- Department of Education
- Department of Labor
- Disciplining of employees
- Discrimination in employment
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee rights
- Employee training
- Employers' liability
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Evidence (Law)
- Executive departments
- Expert witnesses
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- Higher education
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- Labor statistics
- Labor unions
- Law
- Legal fees
- Pay equity
- Personnel records
- Politics and government
- Position classification
- Public contracts
- Punitive damages
- Sex discrimination
- Supervisors
- Surveys
- Vocational education
- Wage surveys
- Wages
- Whistle blowing
- Women
- Women's education
- Women's employment
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Introduced 3/06/2007 Referred to Committee Amendments (6 proposed) Passed House 7/31/2008 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote House On agreeing to the Bean amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/31/2008 PASSED by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/31/2008 PASSED by voice vote select this vote House Amendment 2 to H.R. 1338 7/31/2008 This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 188 voted YES 240 voted NO 11 voted present/not votingselect this vote House Amendment 3 to H.R. 1338 7/31/2008 This amendment PASSED the House 426 voted YES 1 voted NO 12 voted present/not votingselect this vote House Amendment 4 to H.R. 1338 7/31/2008 This amendment PASSED the House 397 voted YES 29 voted NO 13 voted present/not votingselect this vote House Amendment 5 to H.R. 1338 7/31/2008 This amendment PASSED the House 410 voted YES 16 voted NO 12 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 1338 Paycheck Fairness Act 7/31/2008 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 189 voted YES 236 voted NO 9 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House On Passage - House - H.R. 1338 Paycheck Fairness Act 7/31/2008 This bill PASSED the House 247 voted YES 178 voted NO 9 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 3/06/2007 3/06/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 6/05/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. 6/06/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6012) 7/11/2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 7/24/2008 Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Discharged. 7/24/2008 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 7/24/2008 Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 17. 7/28/2008 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-783. Put on a legislative calendar 7/28/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502. 7/30/2008 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1388 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1338 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 7/31/2008 Rule H. Res. 1388 passed House. 7/31/2008 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1388. 7/31/2008 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1338 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 7/31/2008 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1388 and Rule XVIII. 7/31/2008 The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael E. Capuano to act as Chairman of the Committee. 7/31/2008 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1338. 7/31/2008 Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1338 as unfinished business. 7/31/2008 Considered as unfinished business. 7/31/2008 The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. 7/31/2008 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with general debate on H.R. 1338. 7/31/2008 Amendment (A001) offered by Ms. Bean. 7/31/2008 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Bean amendment. select this vote Vote 7/31/2008 On agreeing to the Bean amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/31/2008 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Price (GA) amendment. 7/31/2008 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Price (GA). 7/31/2008 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Price (GA) amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Price (GA) demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 7/31/2008 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Altmire amendment. 7/31/2008 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Altmire. 7/31/2008 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Altmire amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Altmire demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 7/31/2008 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Giffords amendment. 7/31/2008 Amendment (A004) offered by Ms. Giffords. 7/31/2008 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Giffords amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Giffords demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 7/31/2008 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Cazayoux amendment. 7/31/2008 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Cazayoux. 7/31/2008 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cazayoux amendment the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Andrews demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 7/31/2008 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Flake. 7/31/2008 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1388, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Flake amendment. 7/31/2008 UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. select this vote Vote 7/31/2008 On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote. 7/31/2008 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1338. 7/31/2008 The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. 7/31/2008 Mr. Price (GA) moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. 7/31/2008 DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Price (GA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the bill back to the House with an amendment. 7/31/2008 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. select this vote Vote 7/31/2008 Amendment 2 to H.R. 1338 select this vote Vote 7/31/2008 Amendment 3 to H.R. 1338 select this vote Vote 7/31/2008 Amendment 4 to H.R. 1338 7/31/2008 The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1338. select this vote Vote 7/31/2008 Amendment 5 to H.R. 1338 select this vote Vote 7/31/2008 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 1338 Paycheck Fairness Act currently selected House Vote on Passage 7/31/2008 On Passage - House - H.R. 1338 Paycheck Fairness Act 8/01/2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status select this vote H. Amdt. 1144 Bean, Melissa [D-IL8] July 31, 2008 Passed by voice vote on July 31, 2008. Amendment prevented the expansion of the Equal Pay Act from including job applicants.
select this vote H. Amdt. 1145 Price, Tom [R-GA6] July 31, 2008 Failed by roll call vote on July 31, 2008. Amendment sought to direct the Secretary of Labor to study and report back to Congress within 90 days the effect of the Equal Pay Act amendments contained in the bill (section 3) on employers' ability to recruit and hire employees regardless of gender. The effective date of these amendments would be delayed pending the Secretary's report. If the Secretary found that these amendments were likely to significantly hinder employers' ability to hire and recruit employees regardless of gender, they would not go into effect.
select this vote H. Amdt. 1146 Altmire, Jason [D-PA4] July 31, 2008 Passed by roll call vote on July 31, 2008. Amendment delayed the effective date of the bill by six months from the time of enactment and required the Department of Labor to educate small businesses with respect to what is required under law and to assist them with compliance.
select this vote H. Amdt. 1147 Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ8] July 31, 2008 Passed by roll call vote on July 31, 2008. Amendment clarified the legal standard for punitive damages as requiring malice or reckless indifference.
select this vote H. Amdt. 1148 Cazayoux, Donald [D-LA6] July 31, 2008 Passed by roll call vote on July 31, 2008. An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-807 to clarify that nothing in the Paycheck Fairness Act would affect the obligation of employers and employees to fully comply with all the applicable immigration laws.
select this vote H. Amdt. 1149 Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] July 31, 2008 Passed by voice vote on July 31, 2008. An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-807 to prohibit the grant program created by the Paycheck Fairness Act from being used for Congressional earmarks.
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