,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjad     
,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodgers 7for herself1 
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,jenkins1 ,mrs4     
,ellmers1 ,mrs4 ,bachmann1 ,mr4         
,valadao1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of        
,illinois1 ,ms4 ,granger1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1
 and ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to encourage    
compensation transparency4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,stop ,discrimination in the ,workplace 
,act4  #b4 ,enhanced enforcement of     
,equal ,pay ,act requirements ,section  
#ae7;a7 of the ,fair ,labor ,standards  
,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bae7;a77  
is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#e71 by
 striking the period at the end and     
inserting 2 or2 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#f7 to         
discharge or in any other manner        
retaliate against any employee because  

such employee has inquired about1       
discussed1 or disclosed comparative     
compensation information for the purpose
 of determining whether the employer is 
compensating an employee in a manner    
that provides equal pay for equal work1 
except that this paragraph shall not    
apply to instances in which an employee 
who has access to the wage information  
of other employees as a part of such    
employee's job functions discloses the  
wages of such other employees to an     
individual who does not otherwise have  
access to such information1 unless such 
disclosure is in response to a charge or
 complaint or in furtherance of an      
investigation1 proceeding1 hearing1 or  
action under section #f7;d71 including  
an investigation conducted by the       
employer4  ,nothing in paragraph 7#f7   
shall be construed to limit the rights  
of an employee provided under any other 
provision of law4 4