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S. 182 - Paycheck Fairness Act

Employment, Discrimination, Pay Differential, Bias, Women, Fair Pay - Labor and employment. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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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 passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Paycheck Fairness Act

S. 182 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Keywords
Employment, Discrimination, Pay Differential, Bias, Women, Fair Pay
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
Sponsor
Hillary Clinton
Co-Sponsors
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
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Major Actions
Introduced1/08/2009
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced1/08/2009
1/08/2009Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Put on a legislative calendar1/09/2009Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.
3/11/2010Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
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18 Organizations Supported and 18 Opposed; See Which Ones
18 Organizations Supported and 18 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Paycheck Fairness Act

18 organizations supported this bill

21st Century Democrats
21st Century Democrats (2009, January 9). It's Time To Pass The Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Retrieved January 20, 2009, from 21st Century Democrats.
9to5 National Association of Working Women
(n.d.). Urge your Senator to take action on Fair Pay!. Retrieved January 20, 2009, from 9to5.
Alliance for Justice
Alliance for Justice (n.d.). Support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act. Retrieved January 20, 2009, from Alliance for Justice.
American Association of Retired Persons
Nathan, David (2009, January 9). AARP Lauds House on Approval of Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Urges Quick Senate Approval. Retrieved January 19, 2009, from AARP.org.
American Association of University Women
(n.d.). House Passes Vital Pay Equity Bills - Now On to the Senate. Retrieved January 15, 2009, from American Association of Unversity Women.
American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union (2009, January 9). House Votes on Pay Equity Bills Signal Momentum for Wage Discrimination Safeguards. Retrieved January 15, 2009, from American Civil Liberties Union.
American Federation of Teachers
(2009, January 9). Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On Passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay and Paycheck Fairness Acts. Retrieved January 22, 2009, from American Federation of Teachers.
American Library Association
(2009, January 10). Urge Your Senators to Support Fair Pay for Women. Retrieved January 22, 2009, from American Library Association Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship.
Coalition of Labor Union Women
Coalition of Labor Union Women (n.d.). Senate's Turn for Fair Pay. Retrieved January 19, 2009, from Coalition of Labor Union Women.
Hadassah
Vassil, Pamela (2009, January 9). Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Paycheck Fairness Act Passed by Congress. Retrieved January 20, 2009, from .
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
(n.d.). LCCR Applauds House Passage of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Paycheck Fairness Act; Urges Senate to Act Quickly. Retrieved January 15, 2009, from civilrights.org.
Legal Momentum
Legal Momentum (2009, January 9). Urge Your Lawmakers to Support Fair Pay for Women. Retrieved January 22, 2009, from Legal Momentum.
Moms Rising
Wright, Gretchen (2009, January 9). U.S. Moms Praise House Passage of Fair Pay Legislation, Urge Rapid Senate Action. Retrieved January 19, 2009, from Momsrising.org.
National Education Association
Shust, Diane & Moody, Randall (2009, January 12). Letter to the Senate urging support for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act. Retrieved January 19, 2009, from National Education Association.
National Organization for Women
National Organization for Women (n.d.). Urge Senate To Support Pay Equity. Retrieved January 19, 2009, from National Organization for Women.
National Women's Law Center
National Women's Law Center (2009, January 15). Senate Vote Critical in Fight for Pay Equity. Retrieved January 19, 2009, from National Women's Law Center.
People for the American Way
People for the American Way (2009, January 9). Breaking News: Two Pay Equity Bills Pass the House. Retrieved January 19, 2009, from People for the American Way.
Women's Voices. Women Vote Action Fund
Gardner, Page S. (2009, January 9). Paycheck Fairness and Lilly Ledbetter Acts a Major Victory - Especially for Unmarried Women . Retrieved January 20, 2009, from Women's Voices. Women Vote Action Fund.

18 organizations opposed this bill

American Apparel and Footwear Association
(2009, January 9). Senate Letter. Retrieved February 24, 2009, from American Apparel and Footwear Association.
American Bakers Association
American Bakers Association (n.d.). Urge your Senators to vote “No” on Ledbetter and Paycheck Fairness. Retrieved January 20, 2009, from American Bakers Association.
American Gas Association
(2009, January 9). Senate Letter. Retrieved February 24, 2009, from American Apparel and Footwear Association.
American Housing & Lodging Association
American Housing & Lodging Association (2009, January 13). There is Nothing Fair About The “Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act”. Retrieved January 20, 2009, from American Housing & Lodging Association.
Associated Builders and Contractors
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (2009, January 14). House Approves Two Bills That Will Trigger Frivolous Lawsuits. Retrieved January 20, 2009, from Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc..
Associated General Contractors of America
(2009, January 9). Senate Letter. Retrieved February 24, 2009, from American Apparel and Footwear Association.
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources
(2009, January 14). Public Policy News You Can Use - January 14. Retrieved January 20, 2009, from .
Eagle Forum
Schlafly, Phyllis (2009, January 16). Barack's Bailout for Trial Lawyers. Retrieved January 22, 2009, from Eagle Forum.
Food Marketing Institute
(2009, January 9). Senate Letter. Retrieved February 24, 2009, from American Apparel and Footwear Association.
Human Resource Policy Association
(2009, January 9). Senate Letter. Retrieved February 24, 2009, from American Apparel and Footwear Association.
International Franchise Association
(2009, January 9). Senate Letter. Retrieved February 24, 2009, from American Apparel and Footwear Association.
NACS
(2009, January 9). Senate Letter. Retrieved February 24, 2009, from American Apparel and Footwear Association.
National Association of Manufacturers
National Association of Manufacturers (2009, February 0). Leave Behind Paycheck Fairness. Retrieved February 24, 2009, from National Association of Manufacturers.
National Federation of Independent Business
(2009, January 9). Senate Letter. Retrieved February 24, 2009, from American Apparel and Footwear Association.
National Retail Federation
(2009, January 9). Senate Letter. Retrieved February 24, 2009, from American Apparel and Footwear Association.
National Roofing Contractors Association
(2009, January 9). Senate Letter. Retrieved February 24, 2009, from American Apparel and Footwear Association.
Society for Human Resource Management
Canessa Jr., Kevin (2009, January 9). SHRM Opposes Ledbetter, Paycheck Fairness Acts. Retrieved January 20, 2009, from DiversityInc.
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
(2009, January 9). Senate Letter. Retrieved February 24, 2009, from American Apparel and Footwear Association.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$71,890$46,453
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$14,750$303,660
John BarrassoRWY$1,000$160,829
Max BaucusDMT$195,150$353,040
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$24,702$84,000
Mark BegichDAK$351,365$71,662
Bob BennettRUT$7,000$170,893
Joe BidenDDE$128,450$117,375
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$76,250$105,333
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$2,250$41,425
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,969,553$334,585
Sherrod BrownDOH$547,355$120,764
Sam BrownbackRKS$500$20,600
Jim BunningRKY$300$7,450
Richard BurrRNC$750$542,728
Robert ByrdDWV$236,675$65,965
Maria CantwellDWA$330,987$251,171
Ben CardinDMD$380,263$134,250
Tom CarperDDE$100,380$105,510
Bob CaseyDPA$875,720$266,879
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$11,750$1,126,047
Hillary ClintonDNY$2,410,398$655,935
Tom CoburnROK$0$212,828
William Thad CochranRMS$1,000$82,700
Susan CollinsRME$85,579$537,983
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$116,950$103,817
Bob CorkerRTN$7,850$689,081
John CornynRTX$26,125$939,817
Mike CrapoRID$10,200$136,818
Jim DeMintRSC$250$606,812
Chris DoddDCT$76,150$178,400
Byron DorganDND$5,100$85,150
Dick DurbinDIL$313,000$245,550
John EnsignRNV$0$269,473
Mike EnziRWY$1,500$145,400
Russ FeingoldDWI$439,435$102,240
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$199,485$112,190
Lindsey GrahamRSC$21,375$292,045
Chuck GrassleyRIA$5,500$293,198
Judd GreggRNH$0$6,750
Kay HaganDNC$2,335,558$45,500
Tom HarkinDIA$139,280$207,955
Orrin HatchRUT$4,000$227,966
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$6,100$431,117
Jim InhofeROK$3,900$339,638
Dan InouyeDHI$44,450$146,830
Johnny IsaksonRGA$4,750$398,031
Mike JohannsRNE$0$293,344
Tim JohnsonDSD$339,267$62,900
Ted KennedyDMA$257,114$136,300
John KerryDMA$407,964$127,950
Amy KlobucharDMN$1,069,390$364,892
Herb KohlDWI$7,228$0
Jon KylRAZ$6,900$876,408
Mary LandrieuDLA$343,197$252,906
Frank LautenbergDNJ$380,775$137,399
Patrick LeahyDVT$103,875$44,535
Carl LevinDMI$249,618$122,733
Joe LiebermanICT$237,306$478,810
Blanche LincolnDAR$83,094$510,163
Dick LugarRIN$23,250$159,176
Mel MartinezRFL$1,300$105,450
John McCainRAZ$20,300$399,038
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,321,737$170,201
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$28,200$1,206,582
Bob MenéndezDNJ$323,420$541,116
Jeff MerkleyDOR$555,688$97,605
Barbara MikulskiDMD$140,992$104,740
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$29,050$252,329
Patty MurrayDWA$726,105$293,775
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$103,799$299,900
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$381,316$255,783
Mark PryorDAR$79,350$149,350
John "Jack" ReedDRI$74,900$73,250
Harry ReidDNV$279,925$530,335
Jim RischRID$1,050$342,476
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$2,900$392,749
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$77,700$97,450
Ken SalazarDCO$15,350$65,450
Bernie SandersIVT$438,021$26,790
Chuck SchumerDNY$146,203$401,735
Jeff SessionsRAL$3,600$242,323
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$1,360,959$98,677
Richard ShelbyRAL$10,200$147,950
Olympia SnoweRME$78,747$165,632
Arlen SpecterDPA$113,420$322,000
Debbie StabenowDMI$918,295$156,566
Jon TesterDMT$403,179$88,151
John ThuneRSD$6,100$619,330
Mark UdallDCO$633,406$272,690
Tom UdallDNM$567,439$141,208
David VitterRLA$200$549,585
George VoinovichROH$4,400$156,609
Mark WarnerDVA$1,312,451$386,806
Jim WebbDVA$842,987$123,101
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$391,786$89,139
Roger WickerRMS$8,300$431,875
Ron WydenDOR$32,500$161,800

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Daniel K. AkakaDHI$71,890$46,453
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$14,750$303,660
John BarrassoRWY$1,000$160,829
Max BaucusDMT$195,150$353,040
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$24,702$84,000
Mark BegichDAK$351,365$71,662
Bob BennettRUT$7,000$170,893
Joe BidenDDE$128,450$117,375
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$76,250$105,333
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$2,250$41,425
Barbara BoxerDCA$1,969,553$334,585
Sherrod BrownDOH$547,355$120,764
Sam BrownbackRKS$500$20,600
Jim BunningRKY$300$7,450
Richard BurrRNC$750$542,728
Robert ByrdDWV$236,675$65,965
Maria CantwellDWA$330,987$251,171
Ben CardinDMD$380,263$134,250
Tom CarperDDE$100,380$105,510
Bob CaseyDPA$875,720$266,879
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$11,750$1,126,047
Hillary ClintonDNY$2,410,398$655,935
Tom CoburnROK$0$212,828
William Thad CochranRMS$1,000$82,700
Susan CollinsRME$85,579$537,983
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$116,950$103,817
Bob CorkerRTN$7,850$689,081
John CornynRTX$26,125$939,817
Mike CrapoRID$10,200$136,818
Jim DeMintRSC$250$606,812
Chris DoddDCT$76,150$178,400
Byron DorganDND$5,100$85,150
Dick DurbinDIL$313,000$245,550
John EnsignRNV$0$269,473
Mike EnziRWY$1,500$145,400
Russ FeingoldDWI$439,435$102,240
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$199,485$112,190
Lindsey GrahamRSC$21,375$292,045
Chuck GrassleyRIA$5,500$293,198
Judd GreggRNH$0$6,750
Kay HaganDNC$2,335,558$45,500
Tom HarkinDIA$139,280$207,955
Orrin HatchRUT$4,000$227,966
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$6,100$431,117
Jim InhofeROK$3,900$339,638
Dan InouyeDHI$44,450$146,830
Johnny IsaksonRGA$4,750$398,031
Mike JohannsRNE$0$293,344
Tim JohnsonDSD$339,267$62,900
Ted KennedyDMA$257,114$136,300
John KerryDMA$407,964$127,950
Amy KlobucharDMN$1,069,390$364,892
Herb KohlDWI$7,228$0
Jon KylRAZ$6,900$876,408
Mary LandrieuDLA$343,197$252,906
Frank LautenbergDNJ$380,775$137,399
Patrick LeahyDVT$103,875$44,535
Carl LevinDMI$249,618$122,733
Joe LiebermanICT$237,306$478,810
Blanche LincolnDAR$83,094$510,163
Dick LugarRIN$23,250$159,176
Mel MartinezRFL$1,300$105,450
John McCainRAZ$20,300$399,038
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,321,737$170,201
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$28,200$1,206,582
Bob MenéndezDNJ$323,420$541,116
Jeff MerkleyDOR$555,688$97,605
Barbara MikulskiDMD$140,992$104,740
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$29,050$252,329
Patty MurrayDWA$726,105$293,775
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$103,799$299,900
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$381,316$255,783
Mark PryorDAR$79,350$149,350
John "Jack" ReedDRI$74,900$73,250
Harry ReidDNV$279,925$530,335
Jim RischRID$1,050$342,476
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$2,900$392,749
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$77,700$97,450
Ken SalazarDCO$15,350$65,450
Bernie SandersIVT$438,021$26,790
Chuck SchumerDNY$146,203$401,735
Jeff SessionsRAL$3,600$242,323
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$1,360,959$98,677
Richard ShelbyRAL$10,200$147,950
Olympia SnoweRME$78,747$165,632
Arlen SpecterDPA$113,420$322,000
Debbie StabenowDMI$918,295$156,566
Jon TesterDMT$403,179$88,151
John ThuneRSD$6,100$619,330
Mark UdallDCO$633,406$272,690
Tom UdallDNM$567,439$141,208
David VitterRLA$200$549,585
George VoinovichROH$4,400$156,609
Mark WarnerDVA$1,312,451$386,806
Jim WebbDVA$842,987$123,101
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$391,786$89,139
Roger WickerRMS$8,300$431,875
Ron WydenDOR$32,500$161,800

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$ Donated
Democratic/Liberal$14,663,284
Women's issues$8,248,969
Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,246,161
Teachers unions$1,020,725
Museums, art galleries, libraries, etc.$430,007
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$323,365
Elderly issues/Social Security$304,767
Labor Unions$291,950

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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$ Donated
Business services$6,140,191
Republican/Conservative$5,504,945
Public works, industrial & commercial construction$2,681,562
Hotels & motels$1,897,054
Food and kindred products manufacturing$1,747,403
Department, variety & convenience stores$1,539,711
Food stores$1,474,482
Natural Gas transmission & distribution$1,333,176
Retail trade$880,427
Special trade contractors$850,645
Small business associations$323,862
General business associations$307,003
Builders associations$260,875
Chambers of commerce$225,199
Manufacturing$199,490
Personal products manufacturing$84,880
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