,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ejg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjad ,mr4   
,b>b] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b>r[ ( ,georgia1
 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4       
,bu/os1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,ms4 ,cl>k (   
,massa*usetts1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4     
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,eny>t1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1  
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1 
,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice        
,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1  
,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4          
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,george ,mill] (       
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,pet]s (  
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,mr4 ,rangel1
 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,s*w>tz1   
,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1
 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,van    
,holl51 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 & ,ms4 ,wilson (   
,florida7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,,resolution   
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives 9 support ( a wom5's    
economic bill ( rights4  ,:]eas equal   

opportunity & fairness are among !      
,nation's mo/ *]i%$ t5ets & are c5tral  
to ! ,nation's economic prosp]ity2      
,:]eas wom5 h ent]$ ! work=ce 9 record  
numb]s ov] ! pa/ #ej ye>s & families    
increas+ly rely on ! wages ( bo? m5 &   
wom52 ,:]eas1 despite ! enactm5t ( !    
,equal ,pay ,act ( #aifc1 _m wom5       
cont9ue to e>n significantly l[] pay ?an
 m5 = equal "w2 ,:]eas1 nationwide1 wom5
 on av]age e>n only #gg c5ts = e doll>  
e>n$ by m52 ,:]eas1 on av]age1          
,african-,am]ican wom5 are paid only #fd
 c5ts & ,lat9a wom5 are paid j #ee c5ts 
= e doll> paid to non-,hispanic ,:ite   
m52 ,:]eas wom5 repres5t ne>ly two-?irds
 ( all m9imum wage work]s2 ,:]eas !     
pov]ty rate = wom5--#ad4e p]c5t--is !   
highe/ 9 #bj ye>s2 ,:]eas1 ) #dj p]c5t (
 work+ wom5 s]v+ z ! prim>y breadw9n]s 9
 _! families1 pay inequality depresses !
 wages ( work+ families2 ,:]eas wom5    
%\ld n h to *oose betwe5 e>n+ a pay*eck1
 hav+ a family1 & c>+ = a lov$ "o2      
,:]eas1 9 _m families1 wom5 are ! prim>y

 c>egiv]s = *ildr5 & dep5d5ts1 yet #ci  
p]c5t ( full-"t work]s 9 ! private      
sector lack access to paid sick leave & 
ov] #gj p]c5t ( l[-wage work]s d n h a  
s+le paid sick day2 ,:]eas1 because ov] 
#fj p]c5t ( wom5 :o gave bir? 9 a giv5  
ye> also work$ dur+ t "t1 discrim9ation 
& d5ial ( reasonable workplace          
accommodations ?reat5 ! success ( wom5 9
 ! work=ce2 ,:]eas ! exi/5ce ( pay      
disp>ities & workplace inequities ?reat5
 wom5's economic security ?r\gh\t _!    
lifetimes & und]m9e wom5's retirem5t    
security1 :i* is (t5 bas$ on e>n+s :ile 
9 ! work=ce2 ,:]eas nei!r wom5 nor m5 h 
! paid leave !y ne$ to provide c>e to   
*ildr51 sp\ses1 eld]s or to c>e =       
!mselves1 & ensur+ m5 h access to paid  
leave promotes g5d] equity 9 bo? "w & 9 
c>egiv+2 ,:]eas wom5 own #bh p]c5t ( all
 ,am]ican firms & families & communities
 rely ^u wom5-own$ firms = employm5t &  
wages2 & ,:]eas1 despite ! enactm5t ( ! 
,wom5's ,f$]al ,procurem5t ,program1    
wom5-own$ firms cont9ue to secure less  

?an f\r p]c5t ( ,f$]al contracts los+   
access to billions ( doll>s 9           
opportunity annually3 ,n[ !re=e1 be x   
#a4 ,%ort ,title ,?is ,resolution may be
 cit$ z ! ,wom5's ,economic ,bill (     
,rights ,resolution ( #bjad4  #b4 ,s5se 
( ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,x is ! s5se (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,congress
 %\ld support ef=ts t gu>antee--  7#a7  
pay equity1 ensur+ equal pay = equal "w2
  7#b7 fair treatm5t 9 ! workplace1     
includ+ reasonable accommodations =     
pregnant work]s1 enabl+ !m to cont9ue   
work+ to support _! families2  7#c7     
access to paid family & m$ical leave =  
wom5 & m52  7#d7 economic & retirem5t   
security = wom5 & m52 &  7#e7 fair      
access1 = wom5 & m51 to bus9ess capital1
 ,f$]al contracts1 & a m>ketplace t is  
conducive to small bus9ess gr[?4