IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 35 
Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity 
between wages paid to men and women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2015 
Ms. FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. 
EDWARDS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. 
BROWN of Florida, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. TONKO, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. 
DELBENE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. PETERS, Ms. WILSON 
of Florida, Mr. BRADY
of Pennsylvania, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HAHN, 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. POCAN, Mr. 
PAYNE, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 
KEATING, Ms. PINGREE, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. SARBANES, Mrs. BUSTOS, 
Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. 
TSONGAS, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. BRENDAN 
F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. TAKAI, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. LEE, Ms. CHU 
of California, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. KIND, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. KUSTER, Mrs. 
LAWRENCE, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. LEWIS, Mrs. CAROLYN 
B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRIS-
HAM of New Mexico, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. ESTY, Ms. LORETTA 
SANCHEZ of California, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. SCOTT 
of Virginia, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. O’ROURKE, 
Mr. FOSTER, Ms. BASS, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. BERA, Mr. 
MURPHY of Florida, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. BEYER, 
Ms. ADAMS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. TED LIEU of 
California, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. KENNEDY, 
Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 
Mr. DELANEY, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. COHEN, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. CASTOR 
of Florida, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. AL 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. MENG, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. 
TAKANO, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. 
GABBARD, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. POLIS, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, 
Mr. HONDA, Mr. FARR, Mr. KILMER, and Ms. LOFGREN) submitted the 
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following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform 
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 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 78 cents for every dollar paid to 
men, while Asian-American women working full time, 
year round are paid 79 cents, African-American women 
working full time, year round are paid 64 cents, Hispanic 
women working full time, year round are paid 56 cents, 
and Native American women working full time, year 
round are paid 59 cents compared to White, non-His-
panic men; 
Whereas the wage gap costs women who are employed full 
time in the United States, as a group, more than $490 
billion every year. These lost wages mean 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 pro-
motion has played a role in maintaining a work force seg-
regated 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 
the available labor resources; and 
(4) constitute an unfair method of competition; 
Whereas opening traditionally male jobs to women and reduc-
ing occupational segregation by sex increases earnings for 
women; 
Whereas when women are paid fairly, families are stronger, 
business prospers, and American values and the economy 
are strengthened; 
Whereas fair pay strengthens the economic security of fami-
lies 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 nearly 50 percent of workers report that their em-
ployers either prohibit or discourage them from dis-
cussing their pay, which keeps women from learning 
when they are the victims of pay discrimination and rem-
edying that discrimination; 
Whereas April 14, 2015, is Equal Pay Day, marking the day 
that symbolizes how far into 2015 women must work 
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until their pay from 2014 equals what men were paid in 
2014 alone; and 
Whereas numerous national organizations have designated 
Tuesday, April 14, 2015, as Equal Pay Day to represent 
the additional time that women must work to compensate 
for the average 22 percent lower wages paid to women 
last year: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress recognizes the significance 
of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages 
paid to men and women, and its impact on women, fami-
lies, and the Nation. 
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