IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 28 
Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity 
between wages paid to men and women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2013 
Ms. FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. VAN 
HOLLEN, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. CHU, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
KUSTER, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Ms. MOORE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. HOLT, Ms. BROWN of Florida, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. WILSON of Flor-
ida, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. LEE of California, 
Mr. CICILLINE, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
NOLAN, Mrs. NEGRETE
MCLEOD, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. 
WATERS, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. HASTINGS of 
Florida, Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. HAHN, Ms. TITUS, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 
GABBARD, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. POCAN, Mr. LARSEN of Wash-
ington, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. 
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of 
New Mexico, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 
DELANEY, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. WATT, Mr. DIN-
GELL, Mr. MORAN, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. CASTOR 
of Florida, Ms. MENG, Mr. TONKO, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. WELCH, Ms. PIN-
GREE of Maine, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. 
HIMES, Ms. ESTY, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. 
SLAUGHTER, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, and 
Mr. CLAY) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred 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. 
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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 
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 five decades after the passage of the Equal Pay Act 
of 1963 (29 U.S.C. 206 note), the Bureau of the Census 
estimates that women working full time, year round are 
paid an overall average of 77 cents for every dollar paid 
to men, while Asian-American women working full time, 
year round are paid 78 cents, African-American women 
working full time, year round are paid 64 cents, and His-
panic women working full time, year round are paid 55 
cents compared to White, non-Hispanic men; 
Whereas sex discrimination in hiring and promotion has 
played a role in maintaining a work force segregated by 
sex; 
Whereas wage differentials that exist between equivalent jobs 
segregated by sex—(1) depress wages and living stand-
ards for employees necessary for their health and effi-
ciency; (2) reduce family incomes and contribute to the 
higher poverty rates among women and female-headed 
households; (3) prevent the maximum utilization of the 
available labor resources; (4) tend to cause labor dis-
putes, thereby burdening, affecting, and obstructing com-
merce; and (5) constitute an unfair method of competi-
tion; 
Whereas opening traditionally male jobs to women and reduc-
ing occupational segregation by sex increases earnings for 
women; 
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Whereas when women are paid fairly, families are stronger, 
business prospers, and American values and the economy 
are strengthened; 
Whereas fair pay strengthens the security of families and en-
hances retirement; 
Whereas nearly two-thirds of workers paid the minimum 
wage are women and the concentration of women in low- 
wage jobs is a significant contributor to the wage gap; 
Whereas nearly 50 percent of employers either prohibit or 
strongly discourage workers from discussing their pay, 
which keeps women from learning when they are the vic-
tims of pay discrimination and remedying that discrimi-
nation; 
Whereas April 9, 2013, is Equal Pay Day, marking the day 
that symbolizes how far into 2013 women must work 
until their pay from 2012 equals what men were paid in 
2012 alone; and 
Whereas numerous national organizations have designated 
Tuesday, April 9, 2013, as Equal Pay Day to represent 
the additional time that women must work to compensate 
for the average 23 percent lower wages paid to women 
last year: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress recognizes the significance of 
Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages 
paid to men and women. 
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