S. 181 - Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

S. 181 — 111^th Congress (2009–2010)

Keywords

Senate version, Pay equity, Goodyear

Summary

A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Sponsor

Barbara Mikulski

Co-Sponsors

• Daniel Inouye
• Amy Klobuchar
• Jeff Merkley
• Patrick Leahy
• Mark Warner
• Robert Menéndez
• Tom Udall
• Jeff Bingaman
• Edward Kaufman
• Benjamin Cardin
• Edward Kennedy
• Maria Cantwell
• Harry Reid
• Barbara Boxer
• Debbie Ann Stabenow
• Russell Feingold
• John Kerry
• Ken Salazar
• Richard Durbin
• Carl Levin
• Charles Schumer
• Herbert Kohl
• Christopher Dodd
• Thomas Carper
• Robert Byrd
• Blanche Lincoln
• Sheldon Whitehouse
• John Reed
• Mark Udall
• Jim Webb
• Byron Dorgan
• Thomas Harkin
• Mark Begich
• Sherrod Brown
• Mark Pryor
• Hillary Clinton
• Daniel Akaka
• Joseph Lieberman
• Olympia Snowe
• Robert Casey
• Jeanne Shaheen
• Claire McCaskill
• Patty Murray
• Bill Nelson
• Mary Landrieu
• Evan Bayh
• Bernard Sanders
• Kay Hagan
• Dianne Feinstein
• Jon Tester
• John Rockefeller
• Tim Johnson
• Ron Wyden
• Frank Lautenberg

Subjects

• Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
• Aging
• Civil actions and liability
• Disability and health-based discrimination
• Employment discrimination and employee rights
• Racial and ethnic relations
• Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
• Wages and earnings
• Women's employment

Related Bills

• H.Res. 87 (111^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (S. 181) to Amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to Modify the Operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to Clarify That a Discriminatory Compensation Decision or Other Practice That is Unlawful Under Such Acts Occurs Each Time Compensation is Paid Pursuant to the Discriminatory Compensation Decision or Other Practice, and for Other Purposes.
• H.R. 11 (111^th) : Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
• H.R. 11 (111^th) : Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Major Actions

Introduced	1/08/2009
Amendments (13 proposed)
Passed Senate	1/22/2009
Passed House	1/27/2009
Signed by President	1/29/2009

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	Senate	Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.181	1/15/2009	This motion PASSED the Senate 72 voted YES 23 voted NO 3 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Motion to table amendment SA 29 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	1/22/2009	DID NOT PASS by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Hutchison Amendment No. 25	1/22/2009	This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 40 voted YES 55 voted NO 2 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 26)	1/22/2009	This amendment PASSED the Senate 53 voted YES 43 voted NO 1 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 27)	1/22/2009	This amendment PASSED the Senate 55 voted YES 39 voted NO 3 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Enzi Amdt. No. 28)	1/22/2009	This amendment PASSED the Senate 55 voted YES 41 voted NO 1 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 31)	1/22/2009	This amendment PASSED the Senate 66 voted YES 31 voted NO 1 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Isakson Amdt. No. 37)	1/22/2009	This amendment PASSED the Senate 59 voted YES 38 voted NO 1 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 34)	1/22/2009	This amendment PASSED the Senate 59 voted YES 38 voted NO 1 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On Passage - Senate - S. 181	1/22/2009	This bill PASSED the Senate 61 voted YES 36 voted NO 1 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	On Motion to Commit: S 181 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009	1/27/2009	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 176 voted YES 250 voted NO 6 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - S 181 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009	1/27/2009	This bill PASSED the House 250 voted YES 177 voted NO 6 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/08/2009
		1/08/2009	Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
	Put on a legislative calendar	1/09/2009	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 14.
		1/13/2009	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
		1/13/2009	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
		1/13/2009	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
		1/15/2009	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
		1/15/2009	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		1/15/2009	Measure laid before Senate by motion.
		1/15/2009	Amendment SA 25 proposed by Senator Hutchison.
select this vote	Vote	1/15/2009	Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.181
		1/21/2009	Considered by Senate.
		1/21/2009	Considered by Senate.
		1/21/2009	Amendment SA 26 proposed by Senator Specter.
		1/21/2009	Amendment SA 27 proposed by Senator Specter.
		1/21/2009	Amendment SA 28 proposed by Senator Enzi.
		1/21/2009	Amendment SA 29 proposed by Senator Enzi.
		1/22/2009	Considered by Senate.
		1/22/2009	Considered by Senate.
		1/22/2009	Considered by Senate.
		1/22/2009	Considered by Senate.
		1/22/2009	Considered by Senate.
		1/22/2009	Considered by Senate.
select this vote	Vote	1/22/2009	Motion to table amendment SA 29 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		1/22/2009	Amendment SA 31 proposed by Senator DeMint.
		1/22/2009	Amendment SA 34 proposed by Senator Vitter.
		1/22/2009	Amendment SA 37 proposed by Senator Isakson.
select this vote	Vote	1/22/2009	Hutchison Amendment No. 25
select this vote	Vote	1/22/2009	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 26)
select this vote	Vote	1/22/2009	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 27)
select this vote	Vote	1/22/2009	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Enzi Amdt. No. 28)
select this vote	Vote	1/22/2009	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 31)
select this vote	Vote	1/22/2009	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Isakson Amdt. No. 37)
select this vote	Vote	1/22/2009	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 34)
select this vote	Senate Vote on Passage	1/22/2009	On Passage - Senate - S. 181
		1/23/2009	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		1/23/2009	Received in the House.
		1/23/2009	Held at the desk.
		1/27/2009	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 87 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. 181 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
	Presented to President	1/27/2009	Cleared for White House.
		1/27/2009	Rule H. Res. 87 passed House.
		1/27/2009	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 87.
		1/27/2009	Rule provides for consideration of S. 181 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
		1/27/2009	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 181.
		1/27/2009	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		1/27/2009	Mr. McKeon moved to commit to Education and Labor.
		1/27/2009	Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McKeon motion to commit S. 181 to the Committee on Education and Labor.
		1/27/2009	The previous question on the motion to commit was ordered without objection.
currently selected	Vote	1/27/2009	On Motion to Commit: S 181 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	1/27/2009	On Passage - House - S 181 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
	Presented to President	1/28/2009	Presented to President.
	Signed	1/29/2009	Signed by President.
	Enacted	1/29/2009	Became Public Law No: 111-2.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 25	Hutchison, Kay [R-TX]	January 15, 2009	Failed by roll call vote on January 21, 2009.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 26	Specter, Arlen [D-PA]	January 15, 2009	Failed by roll call vote on January 21, 2009.
	To provide a rule of construction. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 27	Specter, Arlen [D-PA]	January 15, 2009	Failed by roll call vote on January 21, 2009.
	To limit the application of the bill to discriminatory compensation decisions. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 28	Enzi, Michael [R-WY]	January 16, 2009	Failed by roll call vote on January 21, 2009.
	To clarify standing. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 29	Enzi, Michael [R-WY]	January 16, 2009	Failed by voice vote on January 21, 2009.
	To clarify standing. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 30	Ensign, John [R-NV]	January 21, 2009	Offered on January 20, 2009.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 31	DeMint, Jim [R-SC]	January 21, 2009	Failed by roll call vote on January 21, 2009.
	To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 32	DeMint, Jim [R-SC]	January 21, 2009	Offered on January 20, 2009.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 33	DeMint, Jim [R-SC]	January 21, 2009	Offered on January 20, 2009.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 34	Vitter, David [R-LA]	January 21, 2009	Failed by roll call vote on January 21, 2009.
	To preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 35	Hutchison, Kay [R-TX]	January 21, 2009	Offered on January 20, 2009.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 36	Ensign, John [R-NV]	January 21, 2009	Offered on January 20, 2009.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 37	Isakson, John [R-GA]	January 22, 2009	Failed by roll call vote on January 21, 2009.
	To limit the application of the Act to claims resulting from discriminatory compensation decisions that are adopted on or after the date of enactment of the Act. Show amendment details