An earlier bill seeking to supersede the Ledbetter decision , also called the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act , was first introduced in the 110th United States Congress but was not successfully enacted at that time , as it was passed by the House but failed in the Senate .
A first bill to amend the statutory limitations period and supersede the Ledbetter decision was introduced in the 110th United States Congress but was never enacted , as after having been passed by the House it failed to survive a cloture vote in the Senate due to the opposition of most of the Republican Senators .