IV 
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 Pennsyl-
vania, 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 Cali-
fornia, 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. CART-
WRIGHT, 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. PAL-
LONE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, and Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire) submitted the fol-
lowing 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-Amer-
ican 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 an-
nual 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 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 
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, 
businesses prosper, and American values and the econ-
omy 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 women are less likely to be able to pay off their stu-
dent 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 rem-
edying 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 
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. 
Æ 
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