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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 76 

Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid 

to Latina women in comparison to men. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 20, 2019 

Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL (for herself, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, 

Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. VELA, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 

CARBAJAL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. TORRES

SMALL of New Mexico, and Mrs. TRAHAN) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 

and Labor 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity 

in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men. 

Whereas November 20, 2019, is Latina Equal Pay Day, 

which marks the day that symbolizes how long into 2019 

Latina women, on average, must work to make what 

White, non-Hispanic men were paid in 2018; 

Whereas section 6(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 

1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(d)(1)) prohibits discrimination in 

wages on the basis of sex for equal work; 


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Whereas title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 

2000e et seq.) prohibits discrimination in compensation 

because of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex; 

Whereas despite the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 

(29 U.S.C. 206 note) more than 5 decades ago, which establishes that employers shall not discriminate in wages 

on the basis of sex but shall provide equal pay for equal 

work, Census Bureau data shows that Latina women 

working full-time, year-round are typically paid 54 cents 

for every dollar paid to White, non-Hispanic men; 

Whereas if the current trends continue, on average Latina 

women will have to wait 205 years to achieve equal pay; 

Whereas the median annual pay for a Latina woman in the 

United States working full-time, year-round is $33,540, 

which means that, on average, Latina women lose over 

$1.1 million dollars in potential earnings over their lifetime to the wage gap; 

Whereas certain groups of Latinas experience even wider pay 

gaps, with noncitizen immigrant Latinas being paid just 

38 cents for every dollar paid to White, non-Hispanic 

male workers; 

Whereas lost wages mean Latina women have less money to 

support themselves and their families, save and invest for 

the future, and spend on goods and services; 

Whereas the underpayment of Latina workers cause businesses and the economy to suffer; 

Whereas Latina women’s median earnings are less than 

men’s at every level of academic achievement, with 

Latina women with less than a high school diploma earning 18 percent less than White, non-Hispanic men, and 

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cent less than White, non-Hispanic men with the same 

level of education; 

Whereas in the United States, more than 60.3 percent of 

Latina mothers are primary, sole or cobreadwinners for 

their families, but Latina mothers working full-time, 

year-round are typically paid only 46 percent as much as 

White fathers; 

Whereas the lack of access to affordable, quality child care, 

paid family and medical leave, paid sick leave, and other 

family friendly workplace policies force many Latina 

women to choose between their paycheck or job and getting quality care for themselves or their family members, 

and contributes to the wage gap; 

Whereas if the wage gap were eliminated, on average, a 

Latina woman working full-time, year-round would have 

enough money for approximately 3 years of child care; 

more than 3 additional years of tuition and fees for a 4- 

year public university, or the full cost of tuition and fees 

for a 2-year community college; nearly 4 years of food for 

her family; more than 18 additional months of mortgage 

and utilities payments; 2 years of rent payments; among 

other basic living expenses; 

Whereas workplace harassment forces many women to leave 

their occupation or industry, as targets of harassment 

were 6.5 times as likely as nontargets to change jobs, or 

pass up opportunities for advancement, and this contributes to the gender wage gap; 

Whereas nearly two-thirds of workers paid the minimum 

wage or less are women, and there is a disproportionate 

concentration of women of color in low-wage and tipped 

jobs; 


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Whereas more than 40 percent of private sector employees 

say that discussion of wage and salary information is discouraged and another 25 percent report that it is formally prohibited, which can hide pay discrimination and 

prevent remedies; 

Whereas the pay disparity Latina women face is part of a 

wider set of disparities Latina women face in homeownership, unemployment, poverty, access to child care, and 

the ability to accumulate wealth; 

Whereas true pay equity requires a multi-faceted strategy 

that addresses the gender and racial injustices that 

Latina women face daily; and 

Whereas many national organizations have designated November 20, 2019, as Latina Equal Pay Day to represent 

the additional time that Latina women must work into 

the next calendar year to receive the earnings of their 

White, non-Hispanic counterparts in the prior Census 

year: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) recognizes the disparity in wages paid to 

4 Latina women and its impact on women, families, 

5 the economy and our entire country; and 

6 (2) reaffirms its support for ensuring equal pay 

7 and closing the gender wage gap. 

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