III 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 825 

Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between 

disabled women and both disabled and nondisabled men. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 

Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CASEY, Ms. CORTEZ

MASTO, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. 

SANDERS, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

Pensions 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and both disabled and 

nondisabled men. 

Whereas, more than 60 years after Congress enacted the 

Equal Pay Act of 1963 (29 U.S.C. 206 note; Public Law 

88–38), an analysis of data from the Bureau of the Census shows that disabled women workers overall are paid 

an average of 50 cents for every dollar paid to nondisabled men; 

Whereas an analysis by the National Partnership for Women 

& Families of data from the Bureau of the Census shows 

that— 


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(1) for every dollar paid to White, non-Hispanic, 

nondisabled men— 

(A) disabled Asian-American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women are paid 55 

cents; 

(B) disabled White, non-Hispanic women are 

paid 45 cents; 

(C) disabled Black women are paid 45 cents; 

(D) disabled American Indian and Alaska Native women are paid 45 cents; and 

(E) disabled Latinas are paid 44 cents; 

(2) disabled women are paid an average of 72 cents 

for every dollar paid to disabled men; 

(3) disabled people overall are paid an average of 68 

cents for every dollar paid to nondisabled people; and 

(4) while disabled people overall experience a wage 

gap, disabled women, particularly disabled women of 

color, experience a more significant wage gap; 

Whereas, of the 6 types of disability assessed in the American 

Community Survey— 

(1) disabled women workers with each type of disability face a wage gap, as compared to nondisabled men; 

and 

(2) the wage gap is largest for disabled women 

workers who have difficulty living independently, who are 

paid just 36 cents for every dollar paid to nondisabled 

men workers; 

Whereas disabled women veterans are paid an average of 62 

cents for every dollar paid to nondisabled veteran men; 

Whereas the wage gap remains large for disabled women with 

more education, as disabled women workers with 4 years 

of college education are typically paid $41,600 per year, 


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which is less than nondisabled men workers with a high 

school degree as their highest level of education; 

Whereas disabled women experience occupational segregation 

and are overrepresented in low-paid health care, clerical, 

and social service jobs; 

Whereas disabled women and men workers who live in institutional group quarters are paid an average of just 

$9,000 per year for disabled women workers and $11,000 

per year for disabled men workers, respectively, while 

nondisabled men overall are typically paid an average of 

$50,000 per year; 

Whereas segregated workplaces and the subminimum wage 

for disabled employees stifle competitive integrated employment for disabled women; 

Whereas many systemic barriers affect access to livable wages 

and employment opportunities for disabled women, including— 

(1) discrimination; 

(2) public benefits work disincentives; 

(3) a broken health care infrastructure; 

(4) increased employment-related costs; 

(5) inadequate vocational rehabilitation services; and 

(6) a lack of access to supported employment services; and 

Whereas LGBTQI+ disabled people face additional barriers 

to employment, and more inclusive data on LGBTQI+ 

disabled workers is needed to determine the added impact 

on wages and workforce participation, particularly for 

trans and nonbinary disabled people who are often excluded from data: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) recognizes the pay disparity between dis2 abled women and both disabled and nondisabled men 

3 and the impact of that pay disparity on women, fam4 ilies, and the United States; and 

5 (2) reaffirms its commitment to supporting 

6 equal pay for disabled women, narrowing the gender, 

7 disability, and racial wage gaps, and addressing the 

8 systemic barriers that drive those inequities. 

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