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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 44 

Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity 

between wages paid to men and women. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 4, 2017 

Ms. FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 

GUTIE ́RREZ, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. LEE, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. 

TONKO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. POCAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

O’HALLERAN, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 

MCEACHIN, Mr. BEYER, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. CASTOR of 

Florida, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. 

MEEKS, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. HIMES, Mr. CLAY, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. 

SERRANO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mrs. DAVIS of 

California, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 

CICILLINE, Mr. WELCH, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. ADAMS, 

Ms. TITUS, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. KEATING, Mr. 

LOEBSACK, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, 

Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. 

BROWNLEY of California, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. KIND, Mr. 

HUFFMAN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. CORREA, Ms. MAXINE

WATERS of California, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. 

CLARK of Massachusetts, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. MOORE, Ms. 

MENG, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Ms. MICHELLE

LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. POLIS, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. 

GARAMENDI, and Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform 


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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate 

the disparity between wages paid to men and women. 

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

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

compensation for equal work on the basis of sex; 

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 over 5 decades after the passage of the Equal Pay 

Act of 1963 (29 U.S.C. 206 note), Census Bureau data 

shows that women working full time, year round are paid 

an overall average of 80 cents for every dollar paid to 

men, while Asian-American women working full time, 

year round are paid 85 cents, African-American women 

working full time, year round are paid 63 cents, Hispanic 

women working full time, year round are paid 54 cents, 

American Indian and Alaska Native women working full 

time, year round are paid 58 cents, and Native Hawaiian 

and Pacific Islander women working full time, year round 

are paid 60 cents compared to White, non-Hispanic men; 

Whereas if current trends continue, on average, women will 

have to wait 42 years for equal pay, while African-American women will wait 107 years, and Hispanic women will 

wait 231 years; 

Whereas the wage gap collectively costs women employed full 

time in the United States more than $840 billion in annual lost wages, meaning families have less money to 

spend on goods and services that help drive economic 

growth; 


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Whereas sex discrimination in education, hiring, and promotion has played a role in maintaining a work force segregated by sex; 

Whereas sex-based wage differentials— 

(1) depress employee wages and living standards 

necessary for their health and well-being; 

(2) reduce family incomes and contribute to the 

higher poverty rates among women and female-headed 

households; 

(3) prevent the effective and maximum utilization of 

available labor resources; and 

(4) constitute an unfair method of competition; 

Whereas opening traditionally male jobs to women and reducing occupational segregation by sex increases earnings for 

women; 

Whereas when women are paid fairly, families are stronger, 

businesses prosper, and American values and the economy are strengthened; 

Whereas fair pay strengthens the economic security of families and enhances retirement savings; 

Whereas nearly 2⁄3 of workers paid the minimum wage or less 

are women and the concentration of women in low-wage 

jobs is a significant contributor to the wage gap; 

Whereas women are less likely to be able to pay off their student loan debt promptly; for 2007–08 college graduates, 

women working full time had paid off 33 percent of their 

student loan debt on average, while men working full 

time had paid off 44 percent of their debt; 

Whereas over 60 percent of private sector workers report that 

their employers either prohibit or discourage them from 

discussing their pay, which keeps women from learning 


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when they are the victims of pay discrimination and remedying that discrimination; 

Whereas April 4, 2017, is Equal Pay Day, marking the day 

that symbolizes how far into 2017 women must work 

until their pay from 2016 equals what men were paid in 

2016 alone; and 

Whereas numerous national organizations have designated 

Tuesday, April 4, 2017, as Equal Pay Day to represent 

the additional time that women must work to compensate 

for the average 20 percent lower wages paid to women 

last year: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That the Congress recognizes the significance 

3 of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages 

4 paid to men and women, and its impact on women, fami5 lies, and the Nation. 

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