,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjac  
,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida 7= h]self1 ,ms4
 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,van      
,holl51 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1  
,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,*u1  
,ms4 ,s*w>tz1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4       
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 
,langev91 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,wass]man  
,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4
 ,holt1 ,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1 ,ms4     
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4     
,s9ema1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mrs4  
,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 
,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mrs4 
,capps1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,mr4   
,kildee1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,mrs4 ,negrete    
,mc,leod1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4
 ,wat]s1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1 ,mr4 ,gallego1   
,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1    
,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,ms4 ,titus1
 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,pet]s 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 (  
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4         

,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,ms4   
,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4  
,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 
,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4      
,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,ms4 ,matsui1   
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,watt1   
,mr4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,loretta 
,san*ez ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (      
,florida1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4  
,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4 ,p+ree ( ,ma9e1
 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1  
,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mr4
 ,higg9s1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,ms4
 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,%]man1  
,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,clay7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,,concurr5t
 ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! significance
 ( ,equal ,pay ,day to illu/rate !      
disp>ity betwe5 wages paid to m5 & wom54
  ,:]eas section #f7;d7 ( ! ,fair ,labor
 ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4     
#bjf7;d77#a77 prohibits discrim9ation 9 
comp5sation = equal "w on ! basis ( sex2

 ,:]eas title ,,vii ( ! ,civil ,rights  
,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et  
seq47 prohibits discrim9ation 9         
comp5sation because ( race1 color1      
religion1 national orig91 or sex2 ,:]eas
 five decades aft] ! passage ( ! ,equal 
,pay ,act ( #aifc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf   
note71 ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus e/imates t  
wom5 work+ full "t1 ye> r\nd are paid an
 ov]all av]age ( #gg c5ts = e doll> paid
 to m51 :ile ,asian-,am]ican wom5 work+ 
full "t1 ye> r\nd are paid #gh c5ts1    
,african-,am]ican wom5 work+ full "t1   
ye> r\nd are paid #fd c5ts1 & ,hispanic 
wom5 work+ full "t1 ye> r\nd are paid   
#ee c5ts comp>$ to ,:ite1 non-,hispanic 
m52 ,:]eas sex discrim9ation 9 hir+ &   
promotion has play$ a role 9 ma9ta9+ a  
"w =ce segregat$ by sex2 ,:]eas wage    
diff]5tials t exi/ betwe5 equival5t jobs
 segregat$ by sex--7#a7 depress wages & 
liv+ /&>ds = employees necess>y = _!    
heal? & effici5cy2 7#b7 r$uce family    
incomes & contribute to ! high] pov]ty  
rates among wom5 & female-head$         

h\seholds2 7#c7 prev5t ! maximum        
utilization ( ! available labor         
res\rces2 7#d7 t5d to cause labor       
disputes1 !reby burd5+1 affect+1 &      
ob/ruct+ comm]ce2 & 7#e7 con/itute an   
unfair me?od ( competition2 ,:]eas op5+ 
traditionally male jobs to wom5 & r$uc+ 
occupational segregation by sex         
increases e>n+s = wom52 ,:]eas :5 wom5  
are paid fairly1 families are /rong]1   
bus9ess prosp]s1 & ,am]ican values & !  
economy are /r5g!n$2 ,:]eas fair pay    
/r5g!ns ! security ( families & enhances
 retirem5t2 ,:]eas ne>ly two-?irds (    
work]s paid ! m9imum wage are wom5 & !  
conc5tration ( wom5 9 l[-wage jobs is a 
significant contributor to ! wage gap2  
,:]eas ne>ly #ej p]c5t ( employ]s ei!r  
prohibit or /rongly disc\rage work]s f  
discuss+ _! pay1 :i* keeps wom5 f le>n+ 
:5 !y are ! victims ( pay discrim9ation 
& rem$y+ t discrim9ation2 ,:]eas ,april 
#i1 #bjac1 is ,equal ,pay ,day1 m>k+ !  
day t symbolizes h[ f> into #bjac wom5  
mu/ "w until _! pay f #bjab equals :at  

m5 7 paid 9 #bjab alone2 & ,:]eas num]\s
 national organizations h designat$     
,tuesday1 ,april #i1 #bjac1 z ,equal    
,pay ,day to repres5t ! additional "t t 
wom5 mu/ "w to comp5sate = ! av]age #bc 
p]c5t l[] wages paid to wom5 la/ ye>3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ,congress          
recognizes ! significance ( ,equal ,pay 
,day to illu/rate ! disp>ity betwe5     
wages paid to m5 & wom54