Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2831) to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Act occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the disciminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.

Bill: 110-hres-579
Sponsor: Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2007-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
House rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2831) to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Act occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the disciminatory compensation decision or other practice.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: 
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2831 (Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007).

action_date: 2007-07-30
text: 
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 2831 (Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 187 (Roll no. 762). (text: CR 7/31/2007 H8905)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 187 (Roll no. 762).(text: CR 7/31/2007 H8905)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 190 (Roll no. 761). (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8912)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: 7/31/2007 CR H8939-8940)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of the debate on H.Res. 579, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the yeas had prevailed. Mr. Dreier demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 579.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H8905-8912)
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 93.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-263, by Ms. Sutton.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-263, by Ms. Sutton.
action_date: 2007-07-27
text: Introduced in House