Bills · 119th Congress · H.Con.Res. 42

Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Alma S. Adams DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Labor and Employment.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

75 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Bonnie Watson Coleman DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Lois Frankel DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Teresa Leger Fernandez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Joyce Beatty DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Andrea Salinas DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Stephen F. Lynch DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Valerie P. Foushee DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Nanette Diaz Barragán DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Danny K. Davis DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Seth Moulton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jonathan L. Jackson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ilhan Omar DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Nikema Williams DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Suzan K. DelBene DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jennifer L. McClellan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Frederica S. Wilson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Bennie G. Thompson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Sydney Kamlager-Dove DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Suzanne Bonamici DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Cleo Fields DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Nydia M. Velázquez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Kathy Castor DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Steve Cohen DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Gwen Moore DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Maxwell Frost DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Yvette D. Clarke DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Rashida Tlaib DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Shri Thanedar DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Delia C. Ramirez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Pramila Jayapal DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Lucy McBath DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Kweisi Mfume DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Adam Smith DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Timothy M. Kennedy DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
André Carson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jerrold Nadler DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Gregory W. Meeks DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Gabe Amo DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Rosa L. DeLauro DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mike Quigley DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Robin L. Kelly DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Emanuel Cleaver DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Marilyn Strickland DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mike Thompson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Shontel M. Brown DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
John Garamendi DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Hillary J. Scholten DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Judy Chu DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Wesley Bell DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Julia Brownley DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Greg Landsman DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Steny H. Hoyer DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Shomari Figures DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jasmine Crockett DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Glenn Ivey DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Adriano Espaillat DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Betty McCollum DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Dina Titus DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Maxine Dexter DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
LaMonica McIver DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Summer L. Lee DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Nikki Budzinski DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Deborah K. Ross DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mark DeSaulnier DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Emilia Strong Sykes DDemocrat
Joe Neguse DDemocrat
Morgan McGarvey DDemocrat
Laura Friedman DDemocrat
Jesús G. "Chuy" García DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  2. Submitted in House
  3. Submitted in House

Committees

  • Education and Workforce Committee (House)Referred To, July 10, 2025

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