IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 72 
Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid 
to Latina women in comparison to men. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2023 
Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ (for herself, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CAS-
TRO of Texas, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. CORREA, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. SALINAS, 
Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. 
RAMIREZ, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. SOTO, Mr. VARGAS, 
Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. PORTER, and Ms. CARAVEO) sub-
mitted the following concurrent resolution 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity 
in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men. 
Whereas October 5, 2023, is Latina Equal Pay Day to ob-
serve the pay gap between Latina women and White, 
non-Hispanic men; 
Whereas Latina women make up the second-largest group of 
women workers in the United States, after White women; 
Whereas there are 13,900,000 Hispanic women in the labor 
force, representing slightly more than 10 percent of all 
women in the labor force today; 
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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; 
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 six decades ago, which 
establishes that employers shall not discriminate in wages 
on the basis of sex, but shall provide equal pay for equal 
work, Bureau of the Census data show that Latina 
women working full-time and year-round are paid 57 
cents for every dollar paid to White, non-Hispanic men, 
while the average wage differential for all Latina women 
with reported earnings working full-time, part-time and 
part-year is 52 cents for every dollar paid to White, non- 
Hispanic men; 
Whereas the National Women’s Law Center has calculated 
that, on average, Latina women lose over $1,200,000 in 
potential earnings over a 40-year career to the wage gap; 
Whereas, at the rate observed in 2023, Latinas will not reach 
equal pay with White non-Hispanic men for 183 years, 
or until 2206; 
Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of 
the Census reported the median annual pay for all Latina 
women in the United States working full-time, part-time, 
and part-year was $31,600 in 2022, compared to the me-
dian annual pay of $60,830 for White, non-Hispanic 
men; 
Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of 
the Census reported the median annual pay for all Latina 
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women working full-time and part-time is $26,485, plac-
ing a working mother of two on the brink of poverty; 
Whereas job loss during the COVID–19 pandemic distorted 
measurements of average wages as women with lower 
earnings in sectors such as leisure, hospitality, and retail 
were more likely to experience job loss and leave the labor 
force; 
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 approximately 51 percent of Latina women are un-
able to earn sick days through their jobs; 
Whereas the lack of access to affordable, quality child care, 
paid family and medical leave, and other family friendly 
workplace policies forces many Latina women to choose 
between their paycheck or job and getting quality care 
for themselves or their family members, a dynamic that 
contributes to the wage gap and was further exacerbated 
by the COVID–19 pandemic, especially as Latina women 
disproportionately work in essential jobs that put them at 
greater risk of exposure to COVID–19; 
Whereas if the annual wage gap were eliminated, on average, 
a Latina woman working full-time and year-round would 
have enough money to pay for nearly three years of 
childcare, to pay for 38 months of food, or more than 22 
months of rent; 
Whereas women face disproportionate sexual harassment in 
the workplace and data shows that women filed 78.2 per-
cent of the 27,291 sexual harassment charges filed with 
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission between 
fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2021; 
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