IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 117 
Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity 
between wages paid to men and women. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2018 
Ms. FRANKEL of Florida (for herself, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. BASS, 
Mr. POCAN, Mr. RYAN
of Ohio, Mrs. DAVIS
of California, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. BROWNLEY 
of California, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. KILMER, 
Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. CASTOR 
of Florida, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, 
Mr. BEYER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, 
Ms. SPEIER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. SEAN 
PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. TITUS, 
Ms. LEE, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 
PALLONE, Mr. O’ROURKE, Ms. MENG, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. KUSTER of New 
Hampshire, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MCNERNEY, 
Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. DELANEY, Mrs. BUSTOS, 
Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. 
SWALWELL of California, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. 
EVANS, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) submitted the following concurrent reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment 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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•HCON 117 IH 
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 five decades after the passage of the Equal Pay 
Act of 1963 (29 U.S.C. 206 note), Census Bureau data 
show that women working full-time, year-round are paid 
80 cents for every dollar paid to men, while Asian-Amer-
ican women working full-time, year-round are paid 87 
cents, White, non-Hispanic women working full-time, 
year-round are paid 79 cents, African-American women 
working full-time, year-round are paid 63 cents, Native 
Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women working full-time, 
year-round are paid 59 cents, American Indian and Alas-
ka Native women working full-time, year-round are paid 
57 cents, and Hispanic women working full-time, year- 
round are paid 54 cents compared to White, non-His-
panic men; 
Whereas if current trends continue, on average, women will 
have to wait 41 years for equal pay, while African-Amer-
ican women will wait 106 years, and Hispanic women will 
wait 215 years; 
Whereas the disparity in median annual earnings for women 
and men working full-time, year-round is nearly $10,100, 
which can add up to more than $400,000 over a career; 
Whereas the wage gap collectively costs women employed full- 
time in the United States more than $840,000,000,000 
in annual lost wages, meaning families have less money 
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