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H.R. 17 · 119th Congress

Paycheck Fairness Act

IntroducedLabor and Employment
IntroducedMar 25, 2025
Passed HouseNot yet
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, Mar 25, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

What it does

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What has happened

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  1. Mar 25, 2025Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.House floor actions
  2. Mar 25, 2025Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.House floor actions
  3. Mar 25, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
  4. Mar 25, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

  • Alma S. Adams D-NC-12
  • Pete Aguilar D-CA-33
  • Gabe Amo D-RI-1
  • Yassamin Ansari D-AZ-3
  • Jake Auchincloss D-MA-4
  • Becca Balint D-VT-At Large
  • Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA-44
  • Joyce Beatty D-OH-3
  • Wesley Bell D-MO-1
  • Ami Bera D-CA-6
  • Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA-8
  • Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA-2
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  • Everton Blair Jr. D-GA-13
  • Suzanne Bonamici D-OR-1
  • Brendan F. Boyle D-PA-2
  • Shontel M. Brown D-OH-11
  • Julia Brownley D-CA-26
  • Nikki Budzinski D-IL-13
  • Janelle S. Bynum D-OR-5
  • Salud O. Carbajal D-CA-24
  • André Carson D-IN-7
  • Troy A. Carter D-LA-2
  • Greg Casar D-TX-35
  • Ed Case D-HI-1
  • Sean Casten D-IL-6
  • Kathy Castor D-FL-14
  • Joaquin Castro D-TX-20
  • Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL-20
  • Judy Chu D-CA-28
  • Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. D-CA-31
  • Katherine M. Clark D-MA-5
  • Yvette D. Clarke D-NY-9
  • Emanuel Cleaver D-MO-5
  • James E. Clyburn D-SC-6
  • Steve Cohen D-TN-9
  • Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. D-NJ-3
  • Rep. Gerald E. Connolly D-VA-11
  • J. Luis Correa D-CA-46
  • Jim Costa D-CA-21
  • Joe Courtney D-CT-2
  • Angie Craig D-MN-2
  • Jasmine Crockett D-TX-30
  • Jason Crow D-CO-6
  • Henry Cuellar D-TX-28
  • Sharice Davids D-KS-3
  • Danny K. Davis D-IL-7
  • Donald G. Davis D-NC-1
  • Madeleine Dean D-PA-4
  • Diana DeGette D-CO-1
  • Suzan K. DelBene D-WA-1
  • Christopher R. Deluzio D-PA-17
  • Mark DeSaulnier D-CA-10
  • Maxine Dexter D-OR-3
  • Debbie Dingell D-MI-6
  • Lloyd Doggett D-TX-37
  • Sarah Elfreth D-MD-3
  • Veronica Escobar D-TX-16
  • Adriano Espaillat D-NY-13
  • Dwight Evans D-PA-3
  • Cleo Fields D-LA-6
  • Shomari Figures D-AL-2
  • Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA-1
  • Lizzie Fletcher D-TX-7
  • Bill Foster D-IL-11
  • Valerie P. Foushee D-NC-4
  • Lois Frankel D-FL-22
  • Laura Friedman D-CA-30
  • Maxwell Frost D-FL-10
  • John Garamendi D-CA-8
  • Robert Garcia D-CA-42
  • Sylvia R. Garcia D-TX-29
  • Jesús G. "Chuy" García D-IL-4
  • Laura Gillen D-NY-4
  • Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA-3
  • Jared F. Golden D-ME-2
  • Daniel S. Goldman D-NY-10
  • Jimmy Gomez D-CA-34
  • Vicente Gonzalez D-TX-34
  • Maggie Goodlander D-NH-2
  • Josh Gottheimer D-NJ-5
  • Adam Gray D-CA-13
  • Al Green D-TX-9
  • Adelita S. Grijalva D-AZ-7
  • Josh Harder D-CA-9
  • Jahana Hayes D-CT-5
  • Pablo José Hernández D-PR-At Large
  • James A. Himes D-CT-4
  • Steven Horsford D-NV-4
  • Chrissy Houlahan D-PA-6
  • Steny H. Hoyer D-MD-5
  • Val T. Hoyle D-OR-4
  • Jared Huffman D-CA-2
  • Glenn Ivey D-MD-4
  • Jonathan L. Jackson D-IL-1
  • Sara Jacobs D-CA-51
  • Pramila Jayapal D-WA-7
  • Hakeem S. Jeffries D-NY-8
  • Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA-4
  • Julie Johnson D-TX-32
  • Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA-37
  • Marcy Kaptur D-OH-9
  • William R. Keating D-MA-9
  • Robin L. Kelly D-IL-2
  • Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY-26
  • Ro Khanna D-CA-17
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL-8
  • Greg Landsman D-OH-1
  • Rick Larsen D-WA-2
  • John B. Larson D-CT-1
  • George Latimer D-NY-16
  • Summer L. Lee D-PA-12
  • Susie Lee D-NV-3
  • Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM-3
  • Mike Levin D-CA-49
  • Sam T. Liccardo D-CA-16
  • Ted Lieu D-CA-36
  • Zoe Lofgren D-CA-18
  • Stephen F. Lynch D-MA-8
  • Seth Magaziner D-RI-2
  • John W. Mannion D-NY-22
  • Doris O. Matsui D-CA-7
  • Lucy McBath D-GA-6
  • Sarah McBride D-DE-At Large
  • April McClain Delaney D-MD-6
  • Jennifer L. McClellan D-VA-4
  • Betty McCollum D-MN-4
  • Kristen McDonald Rivet D-MI-8
  • Morgan McGarvey D-KY-3
  • James P. McGovern D-MA-2
  • LaMonica McIver D-NJ-10
  • Gregory W. Meeks D-NY-5
  • Analilia Mejia D-NJ-11
  • Christian D. Menefee D-TX-18
  • Robert Menendez D-NJ-8
  • Grace Meng D-NY-6
  • Kweisi Mfume D-MD-7
  • Dave Min D-CA-47
  • Gwen Moore D-WI-4
  • Joseph D. Morelle D-NY-25
  • Kelly Morrison D-MN-3
  • Jared Moskowitz D-FL-23
  • Seth Moulton D-MA-6
  • Frank J. Mrvan D-IN-1
  • Kevin Mullin D-CA-15
  • Jerrold Nadler D-NY-12
  • Richard E. Neal D-MA-1
  • Joe Neguse D-CO-2
  • Donald Norcross D-NJ-1
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY-14
  • Johnny Olszewski, Jr. D-MD-2
  • Ilhan Omar D-MN-5
  • Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ-6
  • Jimmy Panetta D-CA-19
  • Chris Pappas D-NH-1
  • Nancy Pelosi D-CA-11
  • Scott H. Peters D-CA-50
  • Brittany Pettersen D-CO-7
  • Chellie Pingree D-ME-1
  • Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI-At Large
  • Mark Pocan D-WI-2
  • Nellie Pou D-NJ-9
  • Ayanna Pressley D-MA-7
  • Mike Quigley D-IL-5
  • Delia C. Ramirez D-IL-3
  • Emily Randall D-WA-6
  • Jamie Raskin D-MD-8
  • Josh Riley D-NY-19
  • Luz M. Rivas D-CA-29
  • Deborah K. Ross D-NC-2
  • Raul Ruiz D-CA-25
  • Patrick Ryan D-NY-18
  • Andrea Salinas D-OR-6
  • Linda T. Sánchez D-CA-38
  • Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA-5
  • Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL-9
  • Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL-10
  • Hillary J. Scholten D-MI-3
  • Kim Schrier D-WA-8
  • Rep. David Scott D-GA-13
  • Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA-3
  • Terri A. Sewell D-AL-7
  • Brad Sherman D-CA-32
  • Rep. Mikie Sherrill D-NJ-11
  • Lateefah Simon D-CA-12
  • Adam Smith D-WA-9
  • Eric Sorensen D-IL-17
  • Darren Soto D-FL-9
  • Melanie A. Stansbury D-NM-1
  • Greg Stanton D-AZ-4
  • Haley M. Stevens D-MI-11
  • Marilyn Strickland D-WA-10
  • Suhas Subramanyam D-VA-10
  • Thomas R. Suozzi D-NY-3
  • Rep. Eric Swalwell D-CA-14
  • Emilia Strong Sykes D-OH-13
  • Mark Takano D-CA-39
  • Shri Thanedar D-MI-13
  • Bennie G. Thompson D-MS-2
  • Mike Thompson D-CA-4
  • Dina Titus D-NV-1
  • Rashida Tlaib D-MI-12
  • Jill N. Tokuda D-HI-2
  • Paul Tonko D-NY-20
  • Ritchie Torres D-NY-15
  • Norma J. Torres D-CA-35
  • Lori Trahan D-MA-3
  • Derek Tran D-CA-45
  • Lauren Underwood D-IL-14
  • Juan Vargas D-CA-52
  • Gabe Vasquez D-NM-2
  • Marc A. Veasey D-TX-33
  • Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY-7
  • Eugene Simon Vindman D-VA-7
  • James R. Walkinshaw D-VA-11
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL-25
  • Maxine Waters D-CA-43
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ-12
  • George Whitesides D-CA-27
  • Nikema Williams D-GA-5
  • Frederica S. Wilson D-FL-24