IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1468 
Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between 
disabled women and both disabled and nondisabled men. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 
Ms. WEXTON (for herself, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. DIN-
GELL, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. GARCIA 
of Texas, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. JACOBS, Mrs. 
TRAHAN, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
KUSTER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. BROWN, Ms. MCCLEL-
LAN, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. 
CARSON, Ms. BUSH, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Ms. SEWELL, and Mr. DESAULNIER) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay dis-
parity 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 Cen-
sus shows that disabled women workers overall are paid 
an average of 50 cents for every dollar paid to non-
disabled men; 
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•HRES 1468 IH 
Whereas an analysis by the National Partnership for Women 
& Families of data from the Bureau of the Census shows 
that— 
(1) for every dollar paid to White, non-Hispanic, 
nondisabled men— 
(A) disabled Asian-American and Native Ha-
waiian 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 Na-
tive 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 dis-
ability 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; 
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•HRES 1468 IH 
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, 
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 insti-
tutional 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 em-
ployment for disabled women; 
Whereas many systemic barriers affect access to livable wages 
and employment opportunities for disabled women, in-
cluding— 
(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 serv-
ices; 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 
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