Equal Pay Bill Passed by House but Faces Long Odds in Senate
By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press
Published April 16, 2021
House Democrats approved legislation Thursday that they say would help close the gap between what men and women are paid in the workplace, though the measure faces little chance of overcoming Republican opposition in the Senate.
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The bill, which is supported by President Joe Biden’s administration, passed 217-210 on a mostly party-line vote. It is the latest salvo in a long-running debate about equality of pay and the government’s role in ensuring it.
Despite their past efforts, including the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 signed into law by President Barack Obama, Democrats say there is still more that needs to be done to close a gap in pay, where white women make on average 82 cents to every dollar earned by men.
House Democrats Return to Session Focused on Economic Opportunity With the House returning to legislative session on Tuesday, Democrats kicked off a busy week of work For the People by advancing legislation that would increase economic opportunity for more Americans to get ahead.
This week, I brought to the Floor the Paycheck Fairness Act, which represents the latest step in House Democrats effort to close the gender pay gap in America. Building on the progress made since 2009 with the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, this legislation would make it harder for businesses to discriminate against women by paying them less for the same work as men. When President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law in 1963, our country made a promise to women that equal work would mean equal pay. That promise has not yet been kept, with American women earning, on average, only $0.82 for each dollar earned by men. Those figures are even worse for women of color, with Afri
The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday aimed at helping to close the pay gap between men and women in the workplace and increasing employer accountability.
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The measure passed 217-210 in the House Thursday, but some it faces little chance in the Senate
Apr 15, 2021 10:40 PM EDT
(ABC NEWS) WASHINGTON House Democrats approved legislation Thursday that they say would help close the gap between what men and women are paid in the workplace, though the measure faces little chance of overcoming Republican opposition in the Senate.
The bill, which is supported by President Joe Biden’s administration, passed 217-210 on a mostly party-line vote. It is the latest salvo in a long-running debate about equality of pay and the government’s role in ensuring it.