H.R. 12 - 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 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 DeLauro
- Co-Sponsors
- Laura Richardson
- Doris Matsui
- Tim Ryan
- Ciro Rodriguez
- Gwen Moore
- Edward Markey
- Fortney Stark
- Madeleine Bordallo
- Bob Filner
- Timothy Bishop
- André Carson
- Jerry Costello
- Donna Christensen
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- James Langevin
- Nydia Velázquez
- R. Miller
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Robert Andrews
- Loretta Sanchez
- Harry Mitchell
- Silvestre Reyes
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Corrine Brown
- David Loebsack
- Dennis Kucinich
- Joe Courtney
- Daniel Maffei
- Robert Scott
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Frank Pallone
- Jerrold Nadler
- Gerald Connolly
- Henry Johnson
- Neil Abercrombie
- George Butterfield
- John Dingell
- Donna Edwards
- Gene Green
- John Yarmuth
- Kendrick Meek
- John Tierney
- Jared Polis
- Betty McCollum
- Jane Harman
- Artur Davis
- John Conyers
- Lynn Woolsey
- Raúl Grijalva
- Steven Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Chellie Pingree
- Yvette Clarke
- Tammy Baldwin
- Steve Kagen
- John Hall
- Maxine Waters
- Phil Hare
- Dennis Moore
- Anthony Weiner
- Al Green
- Steve Driehaus
- Steve Israel
- Michael Arcuri
- Carolyn Maloney
- Maurice Hinchey
- Robert Berry
- James Himes
- Marcia Fudge
- Heath Shuler
- Louise Slaughter
- Solomon Ortiz
- Joe Sestak
- Eliot Engel
- Mike Thompson
- Bobby Rush
- Nita Lowey
- Lloyd Doggett
- Janice Schakowsky
- Charles Rangel
- José Serrano
- Eleanor Norton
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Xavier Becerra
- Robert Wexler
- Peter Welch
- Sam Farr
- Alcee Hastings
- Marcy Kaptur
- Melvin Watt
- Kathy Castor
- Gary Peters
- James Oberstar
- Wm. Clay
- Thomas Edwards
- John Barrow
- Russ Carnahan
- Mazie Hirono
- Dennis Cardoza
- Jackie Speier
- Jim Cooper
- Allyson Schwartz
- Rick Larsen
- Steny Hoyer
- Mary Jo Kilroy
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse Jackson
- Michael Capuano
- Chris Van Hollen
- Niki Tsongas
- Steve Cohen
- Joe Baca
- Albio Sires
- Danny Davis
- John Boccieri
- Dina Titus
- Adam Schiff
- Pedro Pierluisi
- David Price
- Brad Sherman
- Thomas Perriello
- Betty Sutton
- Anna Eshoo
- John Sarbanes
- Frederick Boucher
- Daniel Lipinski
- Harry Teague
- Martin Heinrich
- Norman Dicks
- Bart Stupak
- Earl Pomeroy
- Michael Honda
- Gary Ackerman
- Diane Watson
- John Adler
- Brian Higgins
- Robert Brady
- Paul Hodes
- Michael Michaud
- David Obey
- James Moran
- Eddie Johnson
- Susan Davis
- Ed Pastor
- John Murtha
- Elijah Cummings
- Michael McMahon
- Earl Blumenauer
- James Marshall
- Leonard Boswell
- Ben Luján
- Eric Massa
- Ron Kind
- Timothy Walz
- Edolphus Towns
- John Lewis
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Diana DeGette
- Glenn Nye
- Patrick Kennedy
- Kathleen Dahlkemper
- Ellen Tauscher
- Rush Holt
- Shelley Berkley
- Sander Levin
- Charles Gonzalez
- David Scott
- Ike Skelton
- Linda Sánchez
- Howard Berman
- John Olver
- Bruce Braley
- Dale Kildee
- Jim McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Luis Gutierrez
- Michael Doyle
- Stephen Lynch
- Lois Capps
- David Wu
- Christopher Murphy
- Brian Baird
- Henry Waxman
- John Larson
- Sanford Bishop
- Donald Payne
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Collin Peterson
- Peter DeFazio
- Emanuel Cleaver
- C. Ruppersberger
- Bill Pascrell
- Zoe Lofgren
- Deborah Halvorson
- Bennie Thompson
- Peter Visclosky
- George Miller
- Patrick Murphy
- James 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 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. currently selected House Vote on Passage 1/09/2009 On Passage - House - H.R. 12 Paycheck Fairness Act 3/06/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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