,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bh  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#i1 #bjac ,ms4 ,frankel of ,florida 7for
 herself1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,lewis1  
,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,ms4  
,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4          
,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,ms4 ,schwartz1 
,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4     
,kuster1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,mr4 ,langevin1   
,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1
 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,holt1 
,ms4 ,brown of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,jackson  
,lee1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,ms4
 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4
 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,lee of   
,california1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mrs4     
,capps1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4  
,kildee1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,mrs4 ,negrete    
,mc,leod1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4 ,lynch1    
,ms4 ,waters1 ,ms4 ,edwards1 ,mr4       
,gallego1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,hastings of
 ,florida1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,ms4 ,hahn1  
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1
 ,mr4 ,peters of ,california1 ,mr4      

,pocan1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1    
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4   
,castro of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice 
,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,michelle      
,lujan ,grisham of ,new ,mexico1 ,ms4   
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4          
,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,ms4 ,matsui1
 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,watt1 
,mr4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4        
,loretta ,sanchez of ,california1 ,ms4  
,castor of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4   
,tonko1 ,ms4 ,clarke1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,ms4 
,pingree of ,maine1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mrs4  
,davis of ,california1 ,mr4 ,foster1    
,mr4 ,himes1 ,ms4 ,esty1 ,mr4 ,higgins1 
,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,ms4        
,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,sherman1
 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1 and ,mr4    
,clay7 submitted the following          
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred 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 women4  ,whereas section
 #f7;d7 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards  
,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4            
#bjf7;d77#a77 prohibits discrimination  
in compensation for equal work on the   
basis of sex2 ,whereas title ,,vii of   
the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq47 prohibits    
discrimination in compensation because  
of race1 color1 religion1 national      
origin1 or sex2 ,whereas five decades   
after the passage of the ,equal ,pay    
,act of #aifc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf note71
 the ,bureau of the ,census estimates   
that women working full time1 year round
 are paid an overall average of #gg     
cents for every dollar paid to men1     
while ,asian-,american women working    
full time1 year round are paid #gh      
cents1 ,african-,american women working 
full time1 year round are paid #fd      
cents1 and ,hispanic women working full 
time1 year round are paid #ee cents     
compared to ,white1 non-,hispanic men2  
,whereas sex discrimination in hiring   

and promotion has played a role in      
maintaining a work force segregated by  
sex2 ,whereas wage differentials that   
exist between equivalent jobs segregated
 by sex--7#a7 depress wages and living  
standards for employees necessary for   
their health and efficiency2 7#b7 reduce
 family incomes and contribute to the   
higher poverty rates among women and    
female-headed households2 7#c7 prevent  
the maximum utilization of the available
 labor resources2 7#d7 tend to cause    
labor disputes1 thereby burdening1      
affecting1 and obstructing commerce2 and
 7#e7 constitute an unfair method of    
competition2 ,whereas opening           
traditionally male jobs to women and    
reducing occupational segregation by sex
 increases earnings for women2 ,whereas 
when women are paid fairly1 families are
 stronger1 business prospers1 and       
,american values and the economy are    
strengthened2 ,whereas fair pay         
strengthens the security of families and
 enhances retirement2 ,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 gap2 ,whereas   
nearly #ej percent of employers either  
prohibit or strongly discourage workers 
from discussing their pay1 which keeps  
women from learning when they are the   
victims of pay discrimination and       
remedying that discrimination2 ,whereas 
,april #i1 #bjac1 is ,equal ,pay ,day1  
marking the day that symbolizes how far 
into #bjac women must work until their  
pay from #bjab equals what men were paid
 in #bjab alone2 and ,whereas numerous  
national organizations have designated  
,tuesday1 ,april #i1 #bjac1 as ,equal   
,pay ,day to represent the additional   
time that women must work to compensate 
for the average #bc percent lower wages 
paid to women last year3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that ,congress       
recognizes the significance of ,equal   
,pay ,day to illustrate the disparity   
between wages paid to men and women4